Charles Schumer Questions Quotations

There are too many questions still to be answered, too many doubts still to be alleviated to say that this nomination is a slam dunk,

Senator Specter's questions aren't exactly identical to the 80-plus that I've asked of Judge Roberts, but the spirit of asking them and the need for a response is the same.

has an obligation to answer tough questions from the committee about whether his views have changed and whether he would advance a particular ideological position that is contrary to decades of legal precedent.

Why this room should be some kind of cone of silence is beyond me, ... It seems to me this is something of an argument of convenience. Senator Specter said it well, you can answer as many questions as you can to get confirmed ... that's not the right thing to do.

You'll answer only as many questions as necessary to get confirmed. It's not the right thing to do.

There are serious, legal and procedural questions concerning the composition of the current board, ... It's my belief that the board did not have the legal grounds to remove David Gunn.

The time in history, and Sandra Day O'Connor's removal, means the focus on real questions will be greater than it has ever been, because she was a swing nominee at a time of a divided court and a divided country.

The repeated denials for a requested transfer raise serious questions about the appearance of whistleblower retaliation.

As we approach the hearings, rather than feel confident that we will hear candid answers to critical questions about judicial philosophy, I am concerned that the stage is being set for Judge Roberts to refuse to answer,

It just makes the burden on him to answer the questions even greater,

If you want to know the future in the black market of guns, it's the computer in your home, ... Under the anonymity of the Web, strangers meet on the Internet under aliases, discreetly bid for guns, and make the sale with no questions asked.

If he (Roberts) refuses to answer questions on decided cases, ... I'm going to need a lot more time to try to get to the bottom of who he is.