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Chairman grassley welcome, everybody, to a very important hearing that we have. Thank you for being patient while we get started here. Ill have an opening statement. Senator feinstein will. And then well godirble introduce our first panel. Then when were done there go to the second panel and introduce that at that time. The Senate Judiciary committee today is holding a hearing that we entitled responses to the increase in religious hate crimes. This is a subject of great bipartisan interest in t...

Attorney general, rachel brand, also testified as part of her confirmation process. Good morning, everybody. Im pleased to hold this nomination hearing for two very outstanding nominees, rod ros rosenstein and rachel brand. Theyve been nominated for two very important senior positions in the department of justice. Deputy attorney general and associate attorney general. The Deputy Attorney general, who is the second in command at the department oversees the daytoday operations. The associate atto...

Attorney general, rachel brand, also testified as part of her confirmation process. Good morning, everybody. Im pleased to hold this nomination hearing for two very outstanding nominees, rod ros rosenstein and rachel brand. Theyve been nominated for two very important senior positions in the department of justice. Deputy attorney general and associate attorney general. The Deputy Attorney general, who is the second in command at the department oversees the daytoday operations. The associate atto...

Who would like to work and like to be a citizen, to demand that contrary to the laws of the United States . And when congress doesnt pass it is that a right that they are entitled to demand . Sir, i think that citizenship is privilege certainly a right for those of us born here. I think it is a privilege that has to be earned. With the panoply of civil rights recognized by jurisprudence i dont see one that youre describing. I certainly agree. Surprised it took you that long but the attorney gene...

Quorum call quorum call quorum call mr. Sessions mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from alabama. Mr. Sessions id ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Sessions mr. President well be soon voting on confirmation of mrs. Lynch to be the attorney general of the United States of america. That office is a part of the president s cabinet but it also is an office that is the chief law officer for america and it the top ...

Chuck grassley we will start with you. Itwe will have our Opening Statements. The constitution recognizes us as equal. I was going to call on you first because you are the Senior Member here today. It you have been a respected member of the house of representatives and you know miss yates. Hope you will start. John lewis thank you very much. I am delighted and pleased to be here. I am on a to be here with my friend from the georgia delegation. We are introducing the United States attorney for th...

Being able to provide and protect your family is one of the most fundamental of human needs. A good job makes it easier to pay the mortgage, buy groceries or send your kid to college. It is just one example of what we strive to make possible. Even though the u. S. Has added jobs at an historic rate, there are still too Many Americans for meaningful work and good paying jobs are still out of reach. U. S. Small businesses still struggle to secure competitive financing and china and other are still...

Her nomination was favorably reported, bipartisan support. Hes here to watch these proceedings today. Its clear this undoubtedly proud father instilled in his daughter the grace and resilience she has shown over the past six months. And as a senator, like all of us, ive gotten to meet wonderful people from all walks of lives. Up to and including president s. But i have said many times before and said at home, meeting reverend lynch was really a very special moment in this senators life. And thro...

Reestablished, it must begin before this president leaves office and that will likely require every possible means to reassert legislative authority. One of those means is advise and consent power to approve or disapprove nominees for a high office. It was created for just such a high time as this. It is a legitimate constitutional power of congress. It is not only appropriate but necessary that the senate refuse to confirm a president s nominee when that president has overreached and assumed th...

He goes on to say quote this goes to the very heart of what is the mad isonian system if the president can unilaterally change the laws in substantial ways or refuse to enforce them, it takes offline that very thing that stabilizes our system. I believe our members will loathe the day they allow that to happen. When i teach constitutional law i ask my students what is the limiting principle of your argument. When that question is presented to this white house too often the answer is in the first...