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The American people have every reason to expect Congress to achieve the right balance in defending their rights while advancing their security, but the Republican-backed conference report fails to do that.

Patrick Leahy

 

You get fifteen Democrats in a room, and you get twenty opinions

Patrick Leahy

 Democracy

intent on reversing decades of policies on civil rights, voting rights, women's rights, privacy and access to justice.

Patrick Leahy

 Civil Rights

These answers do not help the Senate much in reaching an informed decision about this nomination.

Patrick Leahy

 

She went through a chronology, point by point by point,

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I would hope they would look at the record that was made during the last Congress going over his background, the number of times he was reversed on cases, the number of times he did not follow the law as laid down in his own circuit, and that they would say they could probably do a better choice than that.

Patrick Leahy

 Congress

This hearing is the only opportunity for the American people to examine what kind of justice John Roberts will dispense.

Patrick Leahy

 

I want to hear ... what controls the FBI has in place when Carnivore is used to ensure the program is operated only as authorized by the court order. This keeping in mind the fact that usually the court order isn't going to be designed the way the government wants it to be.

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It's not fair to talk about reasons for an executive session,

Patrick Leahy

 Executive

This is a commonsense solution that gives the Senate more time to craft a consensus bill that will promote our security while preserving our freedom.

Patrick Leahy

 Senate