It is so disappointing to me to see some of my Republican colleagues talk about protecting women and children and then support cruel policie...
For 30 years, Congress has failed to pass immigration reform.
Something's better than nothing. America is under siege, and we need to fix this problem.
Unfortunately, there is a long history in our country of banning books we now consider classic works of literature.
We need to take any hint of censorship seriously, because free speech is not only crucial to democracy but imperative for the survival of ou...
This issue should have nothing to do with political party. This isn't a Republican or Democrat issue.
there are lines that cannot be crossed. Violence is one of those lines. Humiliation is one of those lines.
But for 30 years, Congress has failed to pass immigration reform, and as a consequence, many of the things that are happening on the border ...
Two decades later, in 1873, Congress passed the Comstock Act, a law that mandated up to 5 years in prison for any person who sold or distrib...
I could not be more proud of this legislation, and I implore everyone in this room to please, please be on the right side of history and pus...
In 1928, the City of Chicago banned a book, known as 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,' from all of its public libraries.
I do mind doing nothing about it.
This meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee will come to order.
In the 1850s, 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' the classic antislavery novel, was banned throughout the Southern United States.
We need to work together as a country to try to create clear standards for access to books.
I think that is a positive step forward.
We want our schools and libraries to be open and welcoming settings for education, not cultural battlefields.
People would say right away, 'I want a new judge. I want a change of venue. I want to get somebody who's at least objective on the issue.'
