Chuck Schumer

Our legislation applies no matter who is targeted. You could target the poorest people in town, the richest people in town.

There need to be limits, and it is important for Congress to point it out.

I think it is a subterfuge, to be honest with you.

To me, the distinction on a constitutional basis between the direct threat, which we would all agree would be constitutionally--the law going after that would be constitutionally protected, and this is not--it is not a real distinction.

There is a movement to suppress voting. ALEC and other groups have done this.

The First Amendment is not absolute.

The Chair will note that no one ever displaces Sheldon Whitehouse or his legislation.

It is absolutely despicable what some people do.

Thank you, Ambassador. Your entire statement will be read into the record.

I urge you please to pass the Holocaust Rail Justice Act this Congress before it is too late.

What could be done to make it better and more complete?

Thank you particularly for holding this hearing today and for your unwavering pursuit of justice for the survivors.

Without objection, the letter will be added to the record.

We will do our best, of course.

Praise God it is not here in America, nor yours.

Thank you for your ever so powerful testimony, Mr. Bretholz. Thank you for your courage as well.

Thanks to your legislation in Maryland we are going to have the historical record of a true, whole account of their records from that time.

I am certain that everyone in this room agrees on one thing: that we need to do everything in our collective power to make sure that these survivors, these resilient, brave people, our dear friends and family, do not fall through the…

The Jewish Claims Conference reports in 2010 that of the 517,000 living Holocaust survivors in the world, half live in poverty. That is disgraceful.

Senator Nelson, you have been a true leader on this issue.

We must ensure that we listen to those who are still with us, and at the least, the very least, it is our collective moral obligation to make sure that those whose lives were forever changed by the Holocaust are not forgotten.

We are going to have to close the hearing because of the other vote.

I thank all of the witnesses and all of those who came.

Well, again, I thank you. We have a little bit of difference of opinion here for sure.

You are entitled to it.