"I think we can keep America safe, we can honor our laws, and yet enforce them in a fashion that is truly American."
"I believe the time has come for us to do something to save this democracy and the political process that supports it."
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"The First Amendment has always, always, always had a balancing test."
"This hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee will come to order."
"Today, I again call on the Republican leadership of the House of Representatives to bring the Senate immigration reform bill to the floor of the House."
"If the House Republicans refuse to act, then the Administration can use the authority it has under current law to fix some of the problems with our broken immigration system."
"People suffering from these disabilities are no more likely to be violent than the population at large and more likely to be victims of violence."
"I have introduced the Smarter Sentencing Act, supported by the administration, on a bipartisan basis in Congress, to reduce the rates of incarceration."
"We have tried veterans courts, we have tried drug courts, and basically what we are saying is that certain criminal defendants should not be pushed right into the criminal justice system."
"Rather than put the addict in jail with little or no treatment, we find ways to put them in programs that start to turn their lives around."
"I think it is one of the most important things we can do as a Nation to pay the respect to our veterans."