Honorable Sam Brownback
United States Senator, Kansas, Republican
Sam Brownback was first elected to the U.S. Senate in November 1996. The following is excerpted from Senator Brownback’s August 4, 2010, remarks during debate on confirmation of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court. Just over a year ago, the Senate considered the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, and today we continue the debate on Solicitor General Kagan’s. Then, as now, I think it is fully appropriate for us to discuss the judicial philosophy of the nominees being put forward because of the increasing intrusion of the Supreme Court into very contentious issues…
