"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."
"This is not only unacceptable, but it undermines the very integrity of our criminal justice system."
"The death penalty is our society's most severe and permanent punishment."
"We need to pass the 'Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act,' and quickly, before another potentially innocent American is executed."
"The writ of habeas corpus is one of the most fundamental safeguards in our Constitution to prevent the imprisonment and execution of innocent people."
"We're going to be looking at all the sections of the PATRIOT Act as we look at this."
"Saying that we shouldn't change something because Congress did it is never a good argument, because we are always changing something."
"I don't think unlimited access is a right. It may be consonant with safety, it may not be."
"It is tragic and absolutely unacceptable that it took nine deaths to produce this belated concession on the matter of clear law."
"We will continue to have to intercept and detain individuals who have attacked us or who threaten us."