Charles Schumer Careful Quotations

Congress should now enact legislation that reflects the court's carefully balanced decisions on liberty and security. The Judiciary Committee ought to hold hearings immediately to begin the process of enacting legislation.

We need to be careful here. This is a nominee who could shift the balance of the court, and thus the laws of the nation, for decades to come.

The Supreme Court's verdicts show that, contrary to what the administration believes, we can have both security and liberty. Congress should now enact legislation that reflects the court's carefully balanced decisions on liberty and security. The Judiciary Committee ought to hold hearings immediately to begin the process of enacting legislation.

This questionnaire should have been completed with care and candor, but it seems to be a bit rushed and not as carefully prepared as one would hope.

This controversial nominee, who would make the court less diverse and far more conservative, will get very careful scrutiny from the Senate.