"I believe that holding Government accountable comes with no expiration date."
"It is torture, pure and simple, no matter what else we want to call it. I would like to think that we can all agree that our Constitution prohibits it."
"Too often solitary confinement is used not to control people who are truly dangerous to themselves or others but as a tool of control within an institution."
"Mr. Thibodeaux, how much contact did you have with the outside world in your 15-year experience?"
"In 15 years?"
"I think what I heard him say--and I want to make sure I do not misstate it."
"The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons."
"I think it is incumbent on us to really try to establish a standard so that Americans feel confident that their personal information is being protected in a reasonable fashion."
"155 detainees remain at Guantanamo."
"It was the Grassley amendment that brought us into this world in terms of bringing Members of Congress and their staff into the Affordable Care Act."
"I hope with the new appropriation bill you will be able to also find some Assistant U.S. Attorneys to help Mr. Fardon in his effort in the Northern District."
"The sooner the better, from my point of view, and I wish more Members of Congress felt the same way."