I think that we feel--and I think you share this feeling in the administration--that as painful as some of these questions may be, it is appropriate that we ask them.
Racial disparities and racial discrimination in our criminal justice system is a stain on American democracy.
I have introduced legislation along that line, and it now is pending before the Committee.
Thank you, Senator Franken.
This is what the Constitution requires, so it is particularly fitting that the Judiciary Committee now formally can look at these issues exp...
The announcement yesterday with moves to close Guantanamo is a welcome step.
I personally want to thank you for your commitment to put a focus in the U.S. Senate on human rights.
This disparity is one of our Nation's most glaring examples of injustice in the criminal justice system.
The truth is statistics of the U.S. Sentencing Commission and other bodies shows that the distribution of those who use these products is fa...
Democrats and Republicans alike agree that we must make every effort to comply with the legal obligations we undertake when we ratify a huma...
We still have a long way to go.