In our society, even a conviction for a minor, non-violent offense can effectively be a life sentence...
It should be, in my opinion--and I am far from a member of the tea party--but it seems like the tea party should grasp this issue.
The main way that we can deal with this is through pardons, by the pardon power of the President, which he has not used.
I think that is one of the biggest problems this country has. And the problem is not marijuana; it is the enforcement of the marijuana laws....
What purpose does this serve, to have that permanent force there?
When you do these drawdowns, and not carefully, there are consequences to pay.
I don't think there is any disagreement on that point at all.
H.R. 1493 threatens to undermine rulemaking by tilting this playing field in favor of anti-regulatory forces at taxpayers' expense.
I wish that we were concentrating on antitrust and airlines and what they are doing to the American consumer and employee in this country.
Madam Secretary, what, in your opinion, was the biggest reason or need for Obamacare or this health care law?
I have to tell you, I have never met anybody that wants to pay more for their energy costs.
30 million to 40 million people are not going to have insurance with this new signature Obamacare
We want to make sure the sanctions that we put in place work.
I think you are doing a good job.
This TTIP is an incredible opportunity for us, and for the transatlantic partnership.
I know some other people have gone over slightly. We talked a little bit in our office, and I was a little disappointed by the meeting, abou...
I think you would expect that bureaucrats at lower levels are going to act in a way that they acted.
It is very complex. And there has been some discussion about just a minimum capital ratio for our community banks.