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I want everyone to be able to watch the hearing without obstruction. if people stand up and block the views of those behind them or speak out of turn, it's simply not fair. it is simply not considerate to others, so officers will immediately remove those individuals. now before my opening statement, let me explain how we will proceed. senators feinstein and i will give our opening remarks. then senator shelby and collins with introduce the nominee. following senator session's opening remarks, we'll begin our first round of questions. each senator will have an initial 10-minute rounds for quest...

Unacceptable for someone with senator sessions' record to lead the department of justice. so i want your response to this and an answer to the question how do you intend to put behind you what are strongly-felt personal views, take off the political hat, and be an attorney general who fairly enforces the law and the constitution for all? >> senator feinstein, i would direct their attention to first to the remarks of senator specter who in his entire career said he made one vote that he would regret and that was the vote against me. he indicated he thought that was a person who treated people e...

It is run from criminal law to the newly enacted immigration laws. it is true that each branch of government has an independent duty to address the constitutionality of the laws it writes. it administers and adjudicates. the executive has a constitutional ability to take care that the laws be faithfully executed. i know our colleague, this senator sessions, respects the legislative process and the prerogative of congress to write the law. as he said during john ashcroft's nomination to serve as attorney general quote, the attorney general is a law enforcer. there is a big difference between a ...

Of vigorous debates and policy disagreements. through these experiences, i have come to know senator sessions professionally as a trusted colleague and personally as a good friend. i can vouch confidently for the fact that jeff sessions is a person of integrity, a principled leader and a dedicated public servant. as a senator, jeff sessions has worked across the aisle to lead important legislative reforms. he has worked with senator dick durbin to pass the fair sentencing act, a law that addressed the unfair racial disparity in crack cocaine sentencing. he worked with senator ted kennedy to pa...

Proper. sometimes congress has asked for issues that maybe there is a legitimate reason to object to but they should object and state why. mr. chairman, i will be responsive to your requests and i understand your history, perhaps more than anyone in this congress, to advance the idea that the executive branch needs to be held accountable. i all suit you for it. >> if senator feinstein contacts you don't use the excuse, if you aren't chairman of the committee you don't have to answer the questions. i would like her questions answered just like you would answer mine. >> thank you. that was above...