"These are very important positions, and as Senator Whitehouse said, it is going to be long days."
"I would urge you all to please respond to those questions as quickly as possible."
"Chairman Leahy apologizes for not personally being here today."
"I want to talk a little bit about the U.S. Attorneys and the supervision of U.S. Attorneys."
"I appreciate that clarification for the record."
"I think it's, 5 grams will trigger a minimum sentence of 5 years for crack cocaine violations, whereas powdered cocaine, it's 500 grams, so you have a 100:1 disparity."
"Clearly, terrorism--fighting terrorism was a national priority that, by necessity, received much more attention and requirements for the local U.S. Attorney's Office to devote its resources."
"We know that the overwhelming percentage of people who are incarcerated on crack violations are African American and minorities."
"the minority use of crack cocaine is much lower than the incarceration rate of minorities for violations of the crack cocaine statutes."
"The Constitution is not only loved and respected, it is the basis of the rule of law of our country."
"I also want to thank all of you for being willing to serve your country."
"There are things that we can do as far as the statutes are concerned, and we look forward to your recommendations in that regard."