It has thus far allowed only Vermonters to testify at public hearings, emphasizing that it wants the debate to be an internal Vermont matter.
At his confirmation hearings, Roberts emphasized his modesty, his humility and his unwillingness to second-guess the elected branches of government.
Rather than knocking Internet companies, upcoming hearings should emphasize the problems with defining privacy politically and prepare reports on the hazards of inflexible regulation.
From the beginning of the hearings when she emphasized her commitment to the rule of law and her view of the rule of law as applying the law to the facts, not making law, Judge Sotomayor showed that, like previous nominees, she knows and accepts the appropriate role of judges.
During the hearings, Mr. Wong's lawyers emphasized the testimony of Sharon Julius, Mr. Julius's widow.
He said the government had "acknowledged that there were things that should have been done differently," a point emphasized by hearings in Congress and critical internal inquiries.
The only child of a former corrections officer and an elementary schoolteacher who works with deaf and hard-of-hearing students, his parents emphasized education, attending every program he participated in with a video camera in hand.
"As our first hearings tried to emphasize, there's a public health issue here," said Keith Ausbrook, Republican general counsel for the committee.
Hillary Rodham Clinton emphasized it in her confirmation hearings.
Since Bertelsmann's investment and Napster's defeat in preliminary hearings, he has softened his stance and increasingly emphasized Napster's desire to become a legitimate, paid service.
