I have not taken a position on that nuclear option. My view is I'm not going to do anything until I come to that bridge. I'm not going to jump off the bridge until I come to it

I just was not going to subject my record to the bleak prospects of a primary election.

The First Amendment freedom of religion is as important today as when the Bill of Rights was first written.

I really do not make deals.

No senator's vote, except for the declaration of war or the authorization for the use of force, is more important than the confirmation of a nominee for the Supreme Court for a lifetime appointment.

Separation of power says the judiciary committee is supposed to confirm qualified judges and then what the Supreme Court does, that is their function, not my function.

Effective security measures do not come cheap.