"I think Elijah would be very pleased with what has come, with a bill that he and I introduced this year, the FAIR Act."
"Today's hearing is one that is long overdue, but it is also one that is welcomed in the environment in which we have today."
"Anyone who speaks my uncle's name, please speak it in a way that will draw people together and bring help to people in these communities, including human beings who have been locked up for too long."
"So, we have a framework in place, of First Step, and as we worked on this legislation, we were very clear that to deal with mass incarceration as an epidemic we need sustained energy, sustained intens..."
"The Congress must take up the Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act, sponsored by Hakeem Jeffries, which designates the chokehold as excessive and prohibited use of for in law enforcement."
"No parent should ever have to bury their child, particularly when that child has been killed by those who were sworn to protect and serve."
"Today, I will be reintroducing the anti-chokehold legislation that you made reference to in your testimony."
"Let me also thank Rev. Sharpton for continuing to be a voice for the voiceless; a defender of the disenfranchised; for all that you have done throughout the country in the context of this issue, polic..."
"Russia interfered with this election in sweeping and systematic fashion. The Trump campaign welcomed that assistance at the highest level."
"The American people deserve to know the truth."
"Mr. Mueller, obstruction of justice is a serious crime that strikes at the core of an investigator's effort to find the truth, correct?"
"The crime of obstruction of justice has three elements, true?"