Jerry Nadler

I think it behooves us that before scurrilous accusations are made or at least at the same time scurrilous accusations are made, we see the article and the context.

Last December, 34 Members of Congress, myself included, wrote to the Department of Justice urging an investigation.

I hope to hear from Assistant Attorney General Perez about the division's efforts to ensure that those charged with enforcing the law all around the country are themselves complying with it.

Policies such as NYPD's stop and frisk policy would seem to have crossed that line.

The police must use all the tools available to make our communities safe, and I can report that New York's finest do an outstanding job under sometimes very difficult circumstances.

I am especially concerned about efforts around the country to rob duly qualified Americans of their right to cast a vote in a free and fair election.

What is most distressing is that some of the same people who undermined and discredited the Civil Rights Division while they were there have now made a career of making false allegations against the division.

If our civil rights laws mean anything, and I know that not all Members joined the overwhelming bipartisan majority in voting to extend the Voting Rights Act, then it must be that we have an obligation to protect the right to vote.

The division is the guardian of our fundamental values--freedom of religion, the right to be treated fairly, the right to cast a vote in a free and fair election.

If there is voter ID, then Romney wins the presidency.

Government access to content and communications should require a search warrant issued based on a showing of probable cause.

You must implement 100 percent scanning as quickly as practicable within 5 years.

That is a decision that Congress made. It is the law. It is not up to the department to change that view.

Congress decided that a layered high risk--a layered approach of inspecting only high-risk cargo...was not sufficient.

The goal of 100 percent scanning is the right goal?

I am concerned that DHS simply decided it did not agree with the law and has never made any good faith effort to resolve the potential challenges.

Most organizations that work with families, such as World Vision, believe that the treaty will actually do a great deal to support families and protect children.

I do not believe the case has been made that parental rights, as protected by the Constitution, are in peril.

The fundamental theory of liberty upon which all governments in this Union repose excludes any general power of the state to standardize its children.

The bond between parent and child has long been respected by our legal system as a fundamental right.

The final package is a combination of hard-fought victories and losses. Overall, this legislation is essential for creating jobs, preventing interest rates from increasing for millions of students, and putting us on a path toward economic…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 75, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $460,000,000)''. Page 75, line 14, after…

Before I get to the substance of the amendment, I cannot allow the occasion to pass because it may be my last comment on the floor on this bill, and the occasion is that this is the last time this bill will be shepherded by the gentleman…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 71, line 19, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by $2,000,000)''. Page 72, line 20, after the…

The incentive now under the status quo is that you may be sued and be responsible not only for the expense of getting into compliance, but for attorney's fees.