"As intolerable as injustice and intolerance are in this country, as dangerous as intolerance and injustice, is indifference..."
"I want to go back to the question that Senator Durbin was pursuing."
"the most important protocol, though, that we have followed and we will continue to follow is what is in the best interest of the case."
"Wouldn't it make sense to engage or involve the States and local governments more actively in this effort?"
"If you wait until the train wreck to come together for the first time, you are seldom going to be able to forge the necessary consensus."
"Your challenge is primarily in the area of enforcement, not so much the substantive authority that you would see the Congress improving."
"civil rights is indeed this joint venture among Federal, State, and local partners."
"I want to express my appreciation to you for holding this hearing on this occasion, on the 1-year anniversary to the Health Care Reform Law."
"I think those suggestions or recommendations are excellent as a starting point, and certainly we may want to consider going beyond them based on what we've heard and what we may find out."
"I have strongly opposed any measures to cut Social Security."
"statement"