Chris Coons actually said...

"the right to counsel is one of the foundational rights of our constitutional order."

"Collateral consequences in terms of employment, access to housing, access to skills or training programs, lots of other things that once you have a criminal record continue to accumulate."

"there is an uneven collection of data, uneven access to counsel, uneven representation both in terms of quality and timeliness and its impact on outcome."

"If I could, Chief Justice Cady, we have heard testimony today that suggests as much as $1 billion in government resources could be saved by decriminalizing some offenses that would really be better tr..."