Political Quotes

“I thank my colleague from Louisiana (Mr. Veasey) for opening up this part of our Special Order for which the Congressional Black Caucus has come together to more critically examine the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions. As the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, I led a joint statement in November that was signed by every Democratic member of the Judiciary Committee opposing Senator Sessions' nomination for United States Attorney General. The Attorney General is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States, charged with the administration of the criminal justice system and the enforcement of our civil rights. Senator Sessions is clearly unsuitable to lead the Department of Justice. In 1986 testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, witnesses said that Mr. Sessions had referred to the NAACP, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and other civil rights groups, as both un-American and communist inspired. One prosecutor in the Alabama United States Attorney's Office testified that Mr. Sessions referred to him as ``boy'' and counseled him to be careful of what you say to White folks. His appointment to the Federal branch was opposed by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and other organizations.…”