Jeff Sessions actually said...

"And I do not think justice will be well served if we abandon a rather strong presumption that sentencing should be within the guidelines."

"Let me ask you this. It's something that all of us in politics know, the authority of the people to make decisions."

"I do not think that the U.S. Senate and, I suspect, the New York legislature have always thoroughly studied the constitutionality of what they pass when they pass it."

"We appreciate this process. It is an important step."