A clear theme emerges from all of this, an intentional effort to minimize and ignore the concerns of large segments of the American population.

We take very seriously on a bipartisan basis on this subcommittee the idea of reducing prison population.

I agree with the chairman, there is bipartisan support for it.

this is not the right time to be doing this.

I have been in public office for 44 years, State Assembly and in Congress, and there is nothing more exciting to bring to a school than an astronaut.

this just--you might be surprised to find that this has a bipartisan look where people say 'why are we cutting this at this time?'

we are still seeking justice in the death of Eric Garner.

I have spent a whole career, 44 years, telling people, and the Chairman knows this, that the territories are part of the United States.

I may be the only person who thinks gridlock is not a bad thing in Congress.

This country has too many people in prison, and for a country that is so advanced, it is a sort of mark that we cannot figure out, and we have to work on it, and we are committed to it.

Suffice it to say, you are operating with a deficit of goodwill on this side as a result.

I am a strong supporter of NASA, have always been, and believe that its program helps America maintain itself as a world leader in space exploration and the scientific arenas that develop those technologies.