The true measure of leadership is whether we leave the world better for our children and our grandchildren and those yet unborn than we found it.

The White House is rejecting requests from congressional Democrats to obtained documents tied to President Trump's communications with Vladimir Putin.

If you care about democracy, I would suggest that everyone read Judge Furman's decision where he clearly and factually points out that this was contrary to all of the advice of all the professionals.

We have been trying to get certain documents for months, and we specifically requested it in advance of this hearing.

I think every single person in this House and on both sides want an accurate count.

the Constitution requires us to count every person.

Mr. Secretary, as we evaluate the truth, we often look to see whether testimony is corroborated by documents.

experts... warned, and I quote, that it harms the quality of the census challenge.

I am a man of my word.

I spent six months laying in a hospital bed thinking about my death and my life.

Sir, I have the floor.

Let me be abundantly clear, I run this committee.

Every professional at the Census Bureau, not political appointees, professionals said this will lead to an undercount, thereby undermining our representation and our democracy.

Based on these agreements, I expect Secretary Ross to fully answer all of our questions about the census.

I will never forget, when I first became chairman, the first thing that The New York Times asked me was, what is your No. 1 priority. I told them the census, because it affects so much.

we will look to our very able Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, headed up by the Honorable Jamie Raskin, to followup with additional hearings.

I worked on the First Step Act with my friend, Hakeem Jeffries and introduced it with a belief that we can and should do better when it comes to our prison system and our criminal justice system.

I am going to be very brief.

It will give formerly incarcerated individuals a fair chance at a job and a piece of the American dream.

Criminal justice reform is very personal to me. I have seen the problems that plague the system through many lenses.

It is my hope that members of this committee and all of my colleagues will look at a strong, bipartisan support of this bill already has and join this effort to reduce recidivism, strengthen communities by banning the box at the Federal…

What they wanted more than anything was to be productive members of society. They wanted to have a job.

I do not think people really fully understand the volume of African American people who are locked up for offenses like dealing with marijuana and things of that nature, nonviolent.

I support the bill, and we all should support the bill.

I think a lot of people do not realize how difficult it is when someone has a record.