"The White House pleaded a non-existent absolute immunity and that will not stay."
"My resolution emphasized that, while slavery was our Nation's original sin, the underlying sin of anti-Black racism did not end with the Civil War and the 13th Amendment."
"It is only fitting, then, that we should hold a hearing today on H.R. 40."
"An honest reckoning with the Federal Government's role in protecting the institution of slavery has been a leading priority in my congressional career."
"Mr. Conyers is a former colleague, a former chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, a great American, and a great leader."
"Slavery was our Nation's original sin."
"The Federal Government bears a heavy moral responsibility for what happened."
"This journalism crisis is also a democracy crisis."
"We gave it away last year when we passed that tax bill. We gave the upper one-half of 1 percent money they didn't need."
"This is not a bogus investigation of a false allegation but a very necessary investigation of a threat to our country and our liberty."
"I cannot agree with that conclusion. Neither, I believe, could the special counsel, given his insistence that his report, quote, does not exonerate the President, close quote."