"I do not see it as a partisan issue."
"When you create doubt or you sow doubt... I think he does himself and his administration a disservice."
"there is not a greater civil rights violation than to say you are transporting somebody to freedom and then rape them along the way"
"we lack credibility when we, within our own Government, cannot stop violation of human rights on our border"
"We think we can do it more economically. We know we can do it more successfully."
"We must keep faith with our Founders by working to keep America's promises not only abroad but at home."
"The sheer volume of people that we imprison in this country is a crime in itself."
"Why would you not have this Subcommittee?"
"Where Senator Durbin and I differ is that, number one, I look for a constitutional role within the enumerated powers."
"We ought to model the absolute best practices at the Federal level."
"The point that Senator Durbin made about developing mental illness in prison, it is easy to see."