"I would hope that we would also focus then on what else needs to be done, because we do need to make sure that--especially those individuals who were victimized by the financial crises."
"My focus then is we had, and I guess because of what took place in the past, in 1977 we passed the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)."
"One of the things that they had in common was that the weapons that were used to kill each of these offices came from outside of the State."
"It's my understanding that the Department of Justice is currently investigating whether the civil rights of Eric Garner were violated"
"But some certainty of punishment absent cooperation is very, very valuable in eliciting cooperation."
"I certainly think it's important for us to be thoughtful."
"This is an enormous waste of taxpayer money for us to sit here at this hearing when we realize or should realize this is not a legitimate congressional exercise."
"This is theater. This is a charade. This is stagecraft. This is nothing more than a political hit job on a woman's right to choose, which, by the way, is constitutionally protected."
"And yet no one has presented a shred of evidence, a scintilla of evidence that Planned Parenthood has done anything wrong."
"Would you agree that whether there's been an impact over the course of your life in terms of outcome, that's the most important factor as to whether the investment in Head Start has yielded a return?"
"We need to also examine reforms that are smart on crime but also protect public safety."
"It is time to change the name, change the attitude and the approach, and recognize that we need to engage in reform."