Adam Schiff

The poorly thought-out prison, and the torture that took place there, have called into question American adherence to the rule of law and discouraged our allies from cooperating with us.

Since al Qaeda and Taliban detainees first arrived at Guantanamo in 2002, Congress has failed to adopt a framework for the detention and prosecution of unlawful combatants that could pass constitutional muster.

As much as some people would like to drop these detainees down a hole and forget about them, that is simply not an option legally or morally.

I assume my colleagues on the other side of the aisle support efforts the Administration is making to get some of our allies to agree to take some of these detainees and detain them.

John has spent his life fighting for justice, working passionately as an advocate for civil rights.

If I could just push back on you, that you cannot hold a warden in upstate New York accountable for what happens in New York City.

We should be surprised when they do not recidivate.

If there is a third leg of the stool it is probably substance abuse treatment.

I think this has been just a tremendous panel.

I think is a real milestone. It will be the first basically non-subsidized solar energy.

In recent months, some scientists have suggested based on new data that the climate is warming faster than the last IPCC report predicted.

I think there are two scientific questions that are really the preeminent questions that not only the American people but everyone has.

I think there is the same fascination of when we were kids with the manned space flight.

This will bring the price point down below natural gas, which is remarkable.

I think we did make a very important and sizeable investment in energy research in the stimulus bill.

I think it is going to take your leadership to prioritize it.

I think that family would say, ``You know, I would be willing to pay a little less at the pump or have the oil company earn a little less at the pump if it meant pumping a little more of that money into the FBI to keep me safe, or if it…

I think the better analogy would be, the police officer goes to my friend and says, Congressman, there was money in the budget for my bulletproof vest. What happened to it? I don't have my vest. And the gentleman said, well, we didn't cut…

FISA has been amended 12 times, and, moreover, we have proposed to amend FISA to modernize it at present... That, I submit, is not constitutional and not desirable.

Mr. Speaker, tomorrow marks the 92nd anniversary of the start of the Armenian genocide. In January, I introduced a resolution in the House, along with my colleagues, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Knollenberg and Mr. Radanovich, that would recognize the…

If I can interject, Mr. Scott, because I don't want to do any disservice to the great State of Georgia, a couple other superb Members who are contemporaries of ours, Jim Marshall and John Barrow, great, great advocates and leaders on…

Mr. Van Hollen, I am sure if there had been an emergency of a national character involving thoroughbred horses, we would have been prepared.

Mr. Van Hollen, notwithstanding all of those mistakes in judgment and execution of the war, I am sure it gave you great confidence to hear from the Vice President on Meet the Press that if he had to do it all over again, he would do…

That is true. I now yield to my friend and colleague from Maryland, Mr. Van Hollen.

For a small State, I have to say Maryland produces more than its share of great leaders, particularly on the issue of national security.