"Where civil rights are not protected, equality, liberty, and the very pursuit of happiness are denied."
"It has been almost a year and a half since this Committee last conducted oversight of the Civil Rights Division."
"Congress has an important role to play in oversight of all executive branch activities."
"The Civil Rights Division is charged with enforcing our laws, providing the rights of all citizens, regardless of race, creed, religion, sex, or national origin."
"I want to hear about and spend some time examining what the Division is doing to make certain that our servicemen and -women... have the ability to vote without burden."
"The first two purposes of our Government are to form a more perfect union and to ensure justice."
"In addition to the MOVE Act, last Congress also passed the Matthew Shepard hate crimes law which made two crucial updates to the hate crimes definition."
"Although the perpetrators have been caught, we cannot let that be the end of this particular tragic incident, especially in the area of hate crimes."
"I also view [Ms. Abrams] as someone who is from a family with a heart for service, someone with the sort of stunning intellect that could have qualified her for service of any kind, but who instead ch..."
"I also want to make sure that we are striking the right balance, as you mentioned, between privacy and continuing to be certain that there are robust divisions between DOD authority and domestic law e..."
"I hope that the Senate will, indeed, take the opportunity to move in a bipartisan and responsible way to reconsider the CFAA."