James A. Lewis

We do not want to go back, we want to go forward.

The forces of law and order in Alabama were so strong, that to take a stand against this injustice we had to be willing to sacrifice our lives for our cause.

Those who are committed to equal justice in our society wonder whether Senator Sessions calls for law and order.

They are afraid that this country is headed in the wrong direction.

Millions of Americans are encouraged by our country's efforts to create a more inclusive democracy.

The next Attorney General must bring hope and healing to the country, and this demands a more courageous empathy than Senator Sessions' record demonstrates.

His record indicates that as Attorney General he would object to the growing national bipartisan movement toward criminal justice reform.

Senator Sessions has not demonstrated a commitment to a central requisite of the job: to aggressively pursue the congressional mandate of civil rights, equal rights, and justice for all of our citizens.

If there is no justice, there is no peace.

Thank you for giving me a chance to testify.

This is a question of standing up for all Americans, especially for seniors and for the disabled.

Congress has a duty, a mission, a mandate and a moral obligation to provide the necessary resources for law enforcement to investigate and prosecute these criminals.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

Patient care needs to be of paramount concern.

Let me be clear: People who are committing fraud in Medicare are criminals; no doubt about it.

Medicare is a key part of the very fabric of our country, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965.

One of the lessons from the first Space Race was that space is part of being a superpower.

Education is the fastest path to the middle class. Education is the key. Education is the great equalizer.

I have looked personally in the eyes of families who have come in San Antonio in order to sign up for the Affordable Care Act and to have to tell them: I am sorry, you are too poor to achieve access to the Affordable Care Act.

I for one want to thank you for all of your great and good work, and for your vision in helping to provide health care, not just for the people of California, but for the people of our Nation.

I don't plan to stay here, and I don't think it is fair for the witness to stay here.

We have been here for a while and you are going over.

Well, it will be good trouble.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

Does this program benefit the average person, the average Joe?