It does not matter how Senator Sessions may smile, how friendly he may be, how he may speak to you.

We need someone as Attorney General who is going to look out for all of us and not just for some of us.

Simply put, Senator Sessions has advanced an agenda that will do great harm to African-American citizens and communities.

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

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

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.

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.

Jeff Sessions supports a system of mass incarceration that has disproportionately targeted African-American citizens and devastated African-American communities.

If there is no justice, there is no peace.

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

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

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

patient care needs to be of paramount concern.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

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.

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.

This program simply helps low-income people afford medical costs.

I must tell you, I am upset. And I am very disappointed with today's hearing, with the topic.

Mr. Chairman, there is real work to be done. There are real issues that need to be addressed.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

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