If country-specific travel bans were necessary to keep us safe, we would have instituted them for other countries...
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 ...
I vigorously resist and think is counterproductive.
I was concerned about civil rights crimes and crimes that sometimes may not be prosecuted in parts of the country, because the local prosecu...
the so-called war on drugs, although largely ineffectual, costs $51 billion every year.
Under my leadership, this Committee is dedicated to ensuring that the legislation we produce addresses conduct that is appropriately handled...
I applaud this Task Force for examining over-criminalization and particularly over-federalizing so many crimes.
Indeed, the Committee and Subcommittee combined have held 23 hearings since the last Congress on various anti-regulatory matters.
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.
As we consider this issue, it is critical that we keep in mind exactly what precipitated the Great Recession.