Madeleine Dean

There is absolutely no justification to not even try to reunify a child with his or her parent.

I expect our witnesses to tell us what they are currently doing to repair the untold harm...

This utter lack of preparation is indefensible on its own, but it is particularly appalling...

Not only was the family separation policy abhorrent, the administration was either incompetent or grossly negligent in its implementation.

This administration is responsible for the harm suffered by thousands of children and their parents, and it must be held accountable.

When a stranger rips a child from a parent's arms without any plan to reunify them, it is called kidnapping.

We as a nation can and must do better.

As a mother and grandmother, my heart aches for all of them. As a member of this committee, I have a duty to get to the bottom of what happened, and I intend to do that.

I look forward to your full endorsement and support for H.R. 8, the universal background check bill.

Report from Pennsylvania State Police Trooper, Instant Check System Firearms, submitted by the Honorable Madeleine Dean

In States where we have robust regulation States, like Pennsylvania, that have moved to fill some of the loopholes in Federal law, States like California, Connecticut, New York, we are seeing a far greater reduction in gun violence and gun…

Today is a day of action, and it is a day of extraordinary hope.

There is simply no excuse for it, and in the aftermath of the Shelby County decision the Leadership Conference, in conjunction with other civil rights groups, compiled a list of poll closures--thousands that happened in the aftermath of…

I am a little baffled, again, by my colleague on the other side of the aisle from Pennsylvania who found that to be a troubling decision.

I share, Ms. Ifill, your bafflement that we are actually having a debate over whether or not we should get full participation.

Our democracy works best when everyone, no matter who they are or what their color, can fully participate.

Seemingly innocuous. Euphemistically, of course you should show your identification.

The idea that we did not have problems in the 2018 election, the idea that all the testimony from Ms. Gupta and Ms. Ifill was just an exaggeration is really an embarrassment, and I think people should be ashamed of themselves.

That is why I sponsor the Democracy for All amendment to overturn Citizens United.