Jerry Nadler actually said...

"Wouldn't it be better, instead of wasting a lot of time, money, and effort as to whether the procedures were followed properly, to get to the heart of the matter on the merits?"

"I thank Chairman Nadler for holding this important hearing and for his indispensable assistance in helping to develop H.R. 3986."

"this bill will fix the law as it stands to protect innocent Americans from execution."

"I believe we should revisit the restrictions placed on the habeas petitions of death row inmates in the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996."