Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the following letter be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, June 6, 2011. Hon. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Dear Attorney General Holder: I am writing about the Justice Department's implementation of the Crime Victims' Rights Act--an act that I co-sponsored in 2004. These questions relate to an Office of Legal Counsel (``OLC'') Opinion made public on May 20, 2011 and more broadly to concerns I have heard from crime victims' advocates that the Department has been thwarting effective implementation of the Act by failing to extend the Act to the investigative phases of criminal cases and by preventing effective appellate enforcement of victims' rights. I am writing to ask you to answer these questions and explain the Department's actions in these areas. Government Protection of Victims' Rights During Investigation of a Crime When Congress enacted the CVRA, it intended to protect crime victims throughout the criminal justice process--from the investigative phases to the final conclusion of a case.…”