Political Quotes

Eric Holder: “Should I become Attorney General, that would be my attention, to give it the resources that I have.”

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
Should I become Attorney General, that would be my attention, to give it the resources that I have.
Said by
Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Holder commits to prioritizing resources for the Civil Rights Division if confirmed as Attorney General.

Share

More from Eric Holder

Sep 18, 2026

What worries me about this moment now is that this administration, aided by this Supreme Court, is bound and determined to take us back to a time that I thought, that we all thought, that might have been behind us,’’

marylandmatters.org
Mar 13, 2023

If stock trades are made close in time to something a negative happening to the bank that immediately raises suspicions.

transcripts.cnn.com
Aug 13, 2025

In this moment, steps must be taken to respond to the authoritarian measures being considered in certain states and now so brazenly taken in Texas.

cbsnews.com
Jun 27, 2023

I fear is that they will somehow overturn a vast number of cases that have found a way in which to say that affirmative action is appropriate.

transcripts.cnn.com

Other voices in this conversation