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Jack Reed
29:41 - 30:30
"I believe, the first time since 2011 that a justice has testified before the Senate, and I would hope this would be an annual occurrence, not a decade-by-decade occurrence."
“I believe, the first time since 2011 that a justice has testified before the Senate, and I would hope this would be an annual occurrence, not a decade-by-decade occurrence.”
- Speaker
- Jack Reed
- Timestamp
- 29:41 – 30:30
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- July 14, 2026
From the transcript
Madam Justice, Madam Justice, this is a long overdue opportunity for us to question the members of the court about its budget and operations. And I'll stress budget and operations. This is, I believe, the first time time since 2011 that a justice has testified before the Senate, and I would hope this would be an annual occurrence, not a decade-by-decade occurrence. Uh, the Supreme Court is, under our Constitution, the final arbitrator of the law of the land, but it is still accountable to Congress for taxpayers' funds which you use to operate. And today's hearing is about your fiscal FY 2027 budget request, a budget that's grown significantly in the last few years.
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