"Under my leadership, this Committee is dedicated to ensuring that the legislation we produce addresses conduct that is appropriately handled by federal law enforcement, so the resources of federal cou..."
"I applaud this Task Force for examining over-criminalization and particularly over-federalizing so many crimes."
"the so-called war on drugs, although largely ineffectual, costs $51 billion every year."
"I vigorously resist and think is counterproductive."
"I think that is extremely reasonable and a good guideline for us to take as we think about imposing more Federal criminal statutes, some of which are passed only to show that we are being tough on cri..."
"I was concerned about civil rights crimes and crimes that sometimes may not be prosecuted in parts of the country, because the local prosecutors aren't as responsive or concerned or sensitive to certa..."
"As we consider this issue, it is critical that we keep in mind exactly what precipitated the Great Recession."
"In the absence of any meaningful regulation in the mortgage industry, lenders developed high risk subprime mortgages."
"Once the housing bubble burst, the ensuing 2008 crash stopped the flow of credit and trapped millions of Americans."
"Indeed, the Committee and Subcommittee combined have held 23 hearings since the last Congress on various anti-regulatory matters."
"I welcome the witnesses as well and congratulate Jerry Nadler for his long continuing interest in copyright law."
"Section 512 creates a mechanism that immunizes certain service providers from liability as long as they don't derive financial benefit from infringing activity."