"I want to thank you for your patience and diligence."
"The Department has aggressively enforced section 5, which ensures that States with a history of discrimination can't create additional barriers to minority access to the ballot box."
"I think we repealed the assault weapon ban, and that has led to a proliferation of weapons that I think we need to take another look at here in our Legislature."
"I think that the previous questioning was the first note of hostility and interruption of the witness..."
"The Class Action Fairness Act was seriously misnamed. It is anything but that."
"It has proved to be the ultimate form of forum shopping for the defendants."
"The Class Action Fairness Act undermines State laws and State courts."
"The Fourth Amendment is critical. And I do not think that the Supreme Court--the courts have not finally ruled on what is going on."
"I want to begin by thanking both Chairman Smith and Chairman Sensenbrenner for scheduling this hearing in such a timely manner."
"I look forward to additional hearings on this topic, and I thank you both."
"The sweeping and general nature of this authority has given many cause for concern."
"There is no question that the government can and does intercept and listen in on the communications of U.S. persons."