Government policy interacts in ways that deprive the very community that we are talking about of the equal opportunity we purport to support.

I would prefer having a hearing on the tragedy and crisis of dealing with the loss of this patriot than to waste our time as we are doing.

We have been champions... supporting community colleges, which happen to be probably some of the most diverse institutions that we could have.

Whenever we have Americans who are able to come and participate in this participatory democracy, we are the better for it.

I hope that we will get past that. That is not what this country is about.

But we are enforcing our border security laws more effectively, from my point of view, than ever before.

the notion that is underneath the surface of pitting African-American workers against Hispanic workers and immigrants is so abhorrent and repulsive to me

The way we are going to deal with creating jobs is to stimulate the economy and create some jobs.

Your enforcement is imperative to create and save jobs in the United States of America.

I am a believer that the genius of America is founded in small businesses and minority businesses.

I think intellectual property theft is directly connected to American jobs, and I am ravaged about the jobs lost because of intellectual property violations.

I think it is almost night and day for the work that you have been able to do over the last, say, 8 years as we look back on a previous Administration.

So I cite a lot of anti African-American policies, which would be the kind of effort that I would like to see us focus on.

Small businesses, minority-owned businesses create jobs.

It can't get any better than this.

The Congressional Black Caucus have been champions for higher education.

How can we expect our constituents--that the United States must send their tax dollars overseas, that it is in the best interest of these countries, and the U.S. in the long run, to continue to send our money to other countries, even those…

I have known that you as a senator prided yourself on meeting the needs of your constituents.