One thing that concerns me is that sometimes we manage to keep the DREAMers in and there seems to be a growing tendency ...
The omission of mens rea essentially sets citizens up to be ambushed.
No one should be at risk of prosecution, conviction and imprisonment for engaging in actions that are not inherently bla...
Unfortunately, Congress has increasingly strayed from this basic principle as evidenced by the fact that federal crimina...
the lack of mens rea standard presents a real risk that truly innocent individuals may be wrongly convicted and punished...
a fundamental principle of our criminal justice system is that an individual should not be subjected to prosecution and ...
A fundamental principle of our criminal justice system is that an individual should not be subjected to prosecution and ...
The Honorable John Conyers, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of Michigan, and Ranking Member, Committee ...
In fact, without an articulated mens rea standard, it may not even be clear that a crime has even been committed.
I would appreciate follow-up to the Committee. Thank you.
Frankly, the testimony that I heard from all of you today is, really, really revealing and tragic, and I know that there...
It is particularly frustrating to me to hear these stories one after another.
Are you aware of the number of inpatient beds there are in the VA system for inpatient treatment of military sexual trau...
I want to thank you all so very much for coming to Washington and telling your stories.
I hope that the administration officials in the audience were listening as closely as I was to your testimony.
Do you think that the IG going to, in view of the testimony we had today, do you think you would entertain a plan to try...
It is very, very frustrating to hear that, and to know there are many out there that we haven't heard today.
Wouldn't you agree that this is an emergency, that there should be rapid action taken?