3/12/13 Enemy Combatants Sen. Lindsey Graham 6/12/12 Executive Session Sen. Patrick Leahy 6/11/12 Executive Session Sen. Dianne Feinstein 6/11/12 Executive Session Sen. Charles Grassley 4/16/12 Congressional Black Caucus: The Trayvon Martin Case and Justice and Mourning the Passing of John Payton Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee 1/23/12 Executive Session Sen. Jefferson Sessions 3/10/11 Statement Applauding the Abolition of the Death Penalty in the State of Illinois Rep. Janice Schakowsky 3/10/11 Senate Judiciary Committee Adopts Grassley Amendment to Extend Death Penalty to Terrorists Sen. Charles Grassley 3/09/11 U.S. Rep. Bobby L. Rush Says Quinn Made a "Right and Moral Decision' in Ending Illinois' Death Penalty Rep. Bobby Rush 12/21/10 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 Sen. Mark Udall 12/21/10 Executive Session Sen. Jefferson Sessions 12/21/10 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 Sen. Jefferson Sessions 6/21/10 Nomination Elena Kagan Sen. Jefferson Sessions 12/08/09 Nadler Holds Inquiry Into Death Penalty Appeals -- Are Innocent Defendants Being Executed? Rep. Jerrold Nadler 11/13/09 MSNBC "Hardball With Chris Matthews" - Transcript Rep. Michael McCaul 11/13/09 MSNBC "Hardball With Chris Matthews" - Transcript Rep. Donna Edwards 11/03/09 Reps. Hank Johnson And John Lewis Offer Bill To Protect Innocents From Execution Rep. John Lewis 11/03/09 Hank: Bill To Protect Innocent Americans From Execution Rep. Henry Johnson 7/20/09 National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2010 Sen. Patrick Leahy 7/06/09 Sen. Cornyn's Daily Question for Judge Sotomayor - Question 16 Sen. John Cornyn 6/25/09 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010--Continued Sen. Jefferson Sessions 6/23/09 Sotomayor Nomination Sen. Jefferson Sessions 6/17/09 Unanimous-Consent Request--Executive Calendar Sen. Jefferson Sessions 6/12/09 Health Care Rationing Could Result In Death Penalty In The United Kingdom Rep. Ted Poe 3/25/09 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Sen. Benjamin Cardin 3/25/09 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Sen. Jefferson Sessions 3/25/09 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Sen. Richard Durbin 3/25/09 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Sen. Dianne Feinstein 3/25/09 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Sen. Amy Klobuchar 3/25/09 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse 3/25/09 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Sen. Ron Wyden 3/25/09 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Sen. Charles Grassley 3/25/09 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Sen. Charles Schumer 3/25/09 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Sen. Patrick Leahy 2/05/09 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Nomination of David Ogden for Deputy Attorney General Sen. Patrick Leahy 9/18/08 Unanimous-Consent Request -- S. Res. 626 Sen. David Vitter 7/25/08 Sen. Cornyn Co-Sponsors Resolution Opposing Supreme Court's Ruling On Death Penalty For Child Rapists Sen. John Cornyn 7/25/08 Senate Resolution 626--Expressing the Sense of the Senate that the Supreme Court of the United States Erroneously Decided Kennedy V. Louisiana, No. 07-343 (2008), and that the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States Allows the ... Sen. David Vitter 7/16/08 Assault on the Constitution Rep. Ted Poe 7/11/08 Rep. Dent Calls on Supreme Court to Reconsider Ruling Against Death Penalty for Child Rapists Rep. Charles Dent 7/11/08 Death Penalty Should be on the Table for Child Rapists Rep. Michael Simpson 6/26/08 Smith Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Protect Child Victims of Forcible Rape Rep. Lamar Smith 6/26/08 Rape of a Little Girl Rep. Ted Poe 6/25/08 Cornyn Expresses Strong Disappointment In Supreme Court's Ruling Barring Death Penalty For Convicted Child Rapists Sen. John Cornyn 6/25/08 Graham Expresses Deep Concern Over Supreme Court Decision on Child Rape and the Death Penalty Sen. Lindsey Graham 4/16/08 McCollum Calls Supreme Court Death Penalty Decision "Painful," Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Abolish Death Penalty in the U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum 1/15/08 Death Penalty For Child Rapists Rep. Ted Poe 10/24/07 Cruel and Unusual Punishment Rep. Ted Poe 5/18/07 The Death Penalty: An Honest Debate Rep. Lamar Smith 1/22/07 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Sen. Clarence Chambliss 1/08/07 Letter: To U.S. Attorney Rep. Eleanor Norton 10/09/06 Speech By Congressman Robert C. (Bobby) Scott To the 14th Annual International Community Corrections Association (ICCA) Research Conference Norfolk,VA Rep. Robert Scott 5/03/06 MSNBC Hardball with Chris Matthews - Transcript Rep. Peter King 3/08/06 Children's Safety and Violent Crime Reduction Act of 2006 Rep. Robert Scott 12/20/05 Clay Endorses Bill to Abolish Federal Death Penalty Rep. William Clay 12/15/05 USA Patriot and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2005--Conference Report Sen. Patrick Leahy 12/15/05 USA Patriot And Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2005-- Conference Report Sen. Patrick Leahy 12/14/05 Death Penalty Option for Terrorists One Step Closer To Law Rep. Shelley Moore Capito 11/09/05 Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act of 2005 Rep. Robert Scott 11/09/05 Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act of 2005 Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee 9/28/05 Executive Session Sen. Jefferson Sessions 9/27/05 The Justice for Peace Officers Act of 2005 Rep. Adam Schiff 9/27/05 Executive Session Sen. Lindsey Graham 9/14/05 Children's Safety Act of 2005 Rep. Robert Scott 9/07/05 Honoring Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist Sen. Jefferson Sessions 7/21/05 USA Patriot and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2005 - 2 Rep. Robert Scott 7/21/05 USA Patriot and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2005 - 1 Rep. Robert Scott 7/21/05 USA Patriot and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2005 Rep. John Carter 7/13/05 Leahy Warns Against Limiting Court Appeals Of Death Penalty Cases Sen. Patrick Leahy 6/09/05 On The Nomination Of William Pryor To The U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Eleventh Circuit Sen. Patrick Leahy 5/18/05 Executive Session Sen. Jefferson Sessions 5/11/05 Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act of 2005 Rep. Robert Scott 5/10/05 Constitutional Guidelines for Supreme Court Decisions Rep. Steve King 4/04/05 Driver's Licenses Sen. John Cornyn 1/06/05 Hearing on the Committee on the Judiciary on Confirmation Hearing for Nomination of Alberto R. Gonzalas to be Attorney General Sen. Richard Durbin 10/29/04 Congressional Conference Call Briefing - Status of Intelligence Reform Legislation Sen. Susan Collins 10/08/04 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act Rep. John Carter 9/23/04 National Public Radio Talk of the Nation - Transcript Sen. Patrick Leahy 3/25/04 Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004 Sen. Lindsey Graham 2/26/04 Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2003 Rep. Nita Lowey 12/09/03 Judicial Nominations Sen. Patrick Leahy 11/12/03 Executive Session Sen. Mitch McConnell 11/07/03 Senate Concurrent Resolution 79 Sen. Dianne Feinstein 11/06/03 Nomination of William H. 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