I'm convinced that our duty to provide advice and consent for justices of the Supreme Court is our most important constitutional responsibility.

Having members of the Bush administration actually sit down and discuss counter terrorism with the very countries that support terrorists is absurd.

I'm convinced that our duty to provide advice and consent for justices of the Supreme Court is our most important constitutional responsibility.

So the effect of this Republican provision to allow doctors to be gagged from even discussing abortion with their patients is outrageous.

One thing I have learned in my time in politics is that if one of the parties is shameless, the other party cannot afford to be spineless.

I had hoped to hear the President tonight tell the Congress and the American people exactly how he plans to tackle some of the important issues facing this country, unfortunately I did not.

Judge Samuel Alito was born and raised in the great state of New Jersey. Our state has a legacy of producing outstanding jurists, most notably the late William J. Brennan, who ushered in our nation's recommitment to civil rights in the latter half of the 20th century.