nominee who is actually before us here today. now i've been on this committee for a long time, and i've seen these dirty tactics used before. and they're not going to work this time. senator sessions, it sounds a little strange to say this, but welcome to the senate. >> thank you. >> the senate judiciary committee. i'm sure there will be some need to address false claims and fabricated charges during this hearing. believe it or not, however, i actually have some questions about issues and policies that you will be addressing when you become attorney general. the first is one i have raised with every incoming attorney general nominee for nearly 25 years, and it concerns enforcement of federal laws prohibiting obscenity. in the 108th congress you introduced resolution 77 expressing the sense of the congress that federal obscenity laws should be vigorously enforced throughout the united states.