"This notion of 'leftist lawyers' somehow prolonging this, the vast majority of the time in which these matters were not brought to trial, to fruition, happened in the prior administration."
"Youth violence is not a Chicago problem. Any more than it is a black problem, a white problem, or a Hispanic problem. It is something that affects communities big and small and people of all races and..."
"The attorney general decided to ask him to expand his investigation after reading the 2004 report."
"I was a young college student driving from New York to Washington, stopped on a highway, and told to open the trunk of my car, because the police officer told me he wanted to search it for weapons. I ..."
"This would allow the Federal Government to partner with our State and local counterparts."
"The vast majority of those cases will be handled by the States and by our local partners."
"I think there is pretty widespread agreement that there is the need for this legislation."
"But one has to look at the history, the unfortunate history, of our Nation."
"What we're looking for here is Federal jurisdiction that would come into play if there was a demonstrated need."
"We would like to have the ability to help our State and local partners."
"I think it absolutely is. If one looks at the hate crimes statistics over the last decade, you will see that the third largest component of hate crimes involves sexual orientation."