"there is such a thing as moving too fast where you actually undercut your own authority."
"When one of the police organizations heard about this letter, this was their reaction: 'Well, that is a slap in the face.' It is tone deaf."
"There is such a thing as moving too fast where you actually undercut your own authority."
"I have no problem with looking into these issues, none at all. But when we put one bill on the floor and we send this to the Attorney General during Police Week, I don't think there is a person on the..."
"I do not deny the political aspect of this."
"We have rushed instead in this body--as my colleague from Colorado, Mr. Buck, so eloquently stated, we have rushed to invoke the court's jurisdiction by hurriedly issuing a poorly drafted and overbroa..."
"A hundred and forty-four officers died in the line of duty. This year over 86 have died in the line of duty."
"A deliberative body like the Judiciary Committee commands respect, but only when it conducts itself in a respectable manner."
"Well, that is a slap in the face. It is tone deaf."
"But what we did have from the chairman, and I ask unanimous consent that it be entered into the record, is a letter from the chairman and several of our members to General Barr wanting to talk about p..."
"The burden is on the committee to substantially narrow this aspect of its request."