"This President's policy of hiring lobbyists into the Federal Government and a penchant for Cabinet Secretaries who have dubious relationships with ethics and physical responsibility... certainly do not reflect a desire to drain the swamp."
"I have to tell you that I am a little disturbed here about some of what I think are--is an about-face on what is important and what represents security at our airports and other places."
"Depriving people of the opportunity to obtain job and life skills not only further punish and hamstring the individual, it also threatens public safety by increasing the likelihood that the individual..."
"Studies show that former inmates who are employed in high quality jobs and have close ties with family members are less likely to become part of this statistic and recidivate."
"I really appreciate the opportunity to speak on this important and bipartisan topic, reducing the prison population and offering effective reintegration programs to all people in BOP custody."
"Unfortunately, in 2017, the Department of Justice announced that it would cut funding for 16 residential reentry centers."
"Thank you Chairman Culberson and Ranking Member Serrano for allowing me to speak on this important and bipartisan topic--reducing the prison population and offering effective reintegration programs to..."
"With all the resources, with all the armed forces, with all the rescue emergency and whatever else there is that this great country, the United States of America has at its disposal, if you can't get ..."
"I need to tell you me why you failed there?"
"So my concern, it is not just you, sir. It is why did the United States of America, with all of its vast resources not do its very best for people who are indeed our people?"
"I think that the centralized training that takes place in Georgia now kind-of provides these officers... more tools on how to deal with this."