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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 19: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Robert Mueller testifies during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee June 19, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Mueller confirmed that the FBI uses drones for domestic surveillance during the hearing on FBI oversight.
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I was very, very troubled during the reauthorization process for Section 5 in 2006 -- when I testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee -- that there was no effort made in Congress to do anything at all to signal in some way that Section 5 would be updated…in a way that would put the statute in the best possible position in the inevitable constitutional litigation that would follow
I understand, appreciate and have great respect for the legislative process, and will reserve further comment until I meet with the Senate Judiciary Committee
Seeking equal protection under our laws for the LGBT community, is the right thing to do ... I withheld my anti-discrimination amendment during the Senate Judiciary Committee markup. As the entire Senate turns to debate the immigration bill, the fight for equality must go on.More quotes »
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Editorial: Congress must seize the moment on immigration
A bipartisan "gang of eight," senators, led by Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), negotiated a bill that was amended by the Senate Judiciary Committee and is now headed to the floor for consideration by the full Senate. The stage was set for that comity in 2012, when Read more »
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Obama to name Bush official to top FBI spot, sources say
focused attention on the administration's controversial tactics in the war on terror.In stunning testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2007, Comey said he thought Bush's no-warrant wiretapping program was so questionable that Comey refused for a time Read more »
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Senate panel approves immigration bill
that grants a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses.The Read more »
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Details of the Senate immigration bill
look at the 867-page immigration overhaul bill approved Tuesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee :___BORDER SECURITY--The bill sets goals of surveillance of 100 percent of the border with Mexico, and catching or turning back 90 percent of would-be crossers.--Within Read more »
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U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions: President Obama's nominee for open federal bench in Alabama a very good choice
as a federal judge for northern Alabama. Sessions made the comment during his introduction of Haikala at today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that was held for Haikala and four others who are presidential nominees for different judgeships. Sessions, 6/19/13 from Everything Alabama Read more »
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FBI uses drones inside U.S. for spying, director says
that use," he added. In what is probably his last appearance before Congress before he leaves office, Mueller told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the NSA's use of telephone logs and Internet records was especially crucial in learning which home-grown 6/19/13 from Los Angeles Times Read more »
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Drug testing for food stamp applicants added to House Farm bill
on U.S. soil, the agency’s director told lawmakers on Wednesday. At an oversight hearing conducted by the Senate Judiciary Committee, FBI... Senate Republicans on Wednesday said that a repeal of the federal estate tax must be a key component of any tax reform 6/19/13 from Washington Examiner Read more »
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Mueller: FBI uses drones for surveillance
the least of which is the drones in airspace and also the threat on privacy," Mueller said in an appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee. "We already have, to a certain extent, a body of law that relates to aerial surveillance and privacy relating 6/19/13 from WBTV 3 Charlotte NC Read more »
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FBI says it uses surveillance drones on U.S. soil
Director Robert Mueller gestures at the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee at an oversight hearing about the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 19, 2013. No comments yet for this story Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists 6/19/13 from Albequerque Express Read more »
