I think you have been very eloquent and very correct, and that is where I am.

I think it is important that we recognize children as victims and not criminals.

Any man that purchases a 12-year-old girl, in my view, ought to go to prison.

As long as you have people being able to purvey and not be penalized for it, it seems to me you cannot stop the industry.

I consider it one of the greatest threats our country faces at the moment.

Mr. President, I support the Student Non-Discrimination Act, a bill first introduced in the 111th Congress and reintroduced again now in the 114th Congress. This bill represents a critical step forward in protecting the rights of our…

I have a high suspicious of people that are in charge of imprisonment of folks, disproportionately minority, disproportionately poor, and that have some profit incentive to see more people coming into their institutions.

we have a terrible problem in this country where people who--for example, we have the last three Presidents who have admitted to smoking marijuana, but the people who actually are arrested and incarcerated for use and sale of marijuana…

I know the work you do is essential to the strength of our Government, and it truly is, in my opinion, righteous.

This place is not that diverse, and I am talking about the Senate.

I would strongly encourage you to do that.

that is particularly problematic, then, when it comes to the issue of private prisons.

this idea of liberty and freedom, and we seriously have a problem within our criminal justice system.

that should raise a concern, at the very least

The battle that is happening among religious extremism and among Islamic communities... is couched in religious terms.

This could have a profound impact, and it will ultimately help us deal with the immigration challenge.

Mr. President, I am pleased to follow my esteemed colleagues from the State of Florida and the State of New Hampshire in discussing the legislation before this body. I worked with the Senator from New Hampshire on the Homeland Security…

This bill does not fund the President's Executive actions--and rightly so. Since we haven't had regular order in this Chamber in years, it seems there may be some reluctance to allow the Senate to work as it is designed to do: to proceed…