"Criminal justice reform is something that's a passion of mine."
"I have the honor--very small honor of partnering with the late Elijah Cummings on, the PREP Act."
"cutting $6 billion to education at a time when we are not educating our kids adequately, it's shameful."
"I have the real pleasure of, in a bipartisan way, with Guy Reschenthaler, Representative Reschenthaler, and others... introducing the Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act."
"I think I will start, please, with Commissioner Weintraub, and this reflects some of the comments we just heard from Professor Smith."
"However, a simple review of the numbers shows that there is a problem, and it is tied directly to the Supreme Court's ruling."
"the biggest impact of Citizens United is that it really took the gloves off with the broad language in Citizens United about how ingratiation and access can't possibly be corrupting."
"I introduced a bill this Congress. I want you to know of it. I know you are not here to advocate for any legislation. The Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act, which would prohibit the possession o..."
"I want to echo his urging of you to look at the two bills we passed nearly a year ago, H.R. 8, universal background checks, and H.R. 1112, closing of the Charleston loophole."
"I hope you will urge this legislature and the President and the Senate to make sure that we close these holes, and we begin to save lives from gun violence."
"I strongly believe that Congress plays a critical role in addressing this epidemic of violence."
"We need the Senate to swiftly pass the Violence Against Women Act, which contains additional protections for Native American women."