"I appreciate that the report documents that backsliding, but I think it also should raise questions about really the strength of Tier 1."
"knowledge makes a person unfit to be a slave."
"I am co-leading along with Representative Smith, the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Act."
"I commend the department for taking these steps to reduce the potential for abuse of force by Federal law enforcement."
"Since then, we have learned that despite multiple requests from prosecutors in the Civil Rights Division to investigate this shooting, the case stalled without approval from DOJ officials who had poli..."
"Last month, you announced a new policy prohibiting the department's Federal law enforcement components from using choke holds or carotid restraints."
"Ultimately, department officials essentially ran the clock out on the statute of limitations for Federal obstruction of justice charges."
"The resolution also recognizes that, just as each group in Ethiopia has its share of victimizers, each group does have its share of victims."
"This urgent resolution strives to be evenhanded and recognizes the fact that much of Ethiopia is currently in a profound state of unrest."
"H.Res. 445 calls for the cessation of all hostilities, unfettered humanitarian access, and respect of human rights."
"The TPLF, of course, governed Ethiopia with a very heavy hand for decades under the strong-arm rule of Prime Minister Meles, and bears an enormous responsibility for the unrest we see unfolding now."