This committee's work, I have no doubt, will save lives and property; and it will restore peace of mind to the communities I'm honored to represent.

Please be sure that deadlines like this one are not allowed to slip.

It seems like the reliance on these false confessions that are produced as a result of deception by law enforcement is a pretty easy thing to fix by simply prohibiting that practice.

One of the other things that I know from my own practice is, when you sit through an arraignment, you see lots of people of color; White folks, when you go to the prison and do your prison visit, it feels like the White folks have all been…

I am really grateful that the committee is gathered to chart the way forward on ending decades-old conflicts and reestablishing congressional authorization as the legal basis for the United States using force abroad.

The costs of blank-check force authorizations enacted decades ago are sobering.

There is really no good reason... why Authorization for the Use of Military Force granted in 1991... is still in effect.

I think if we are all honest, Congress has benefited from our failure to engage in this work because we have left the difficult decisions to the executive branch.

Dreamers are American citizens in every sense of the word. For most, America is the only home they have ever known. Despite what my colleagues on the other side of the aisle argue, Dreamers are not a drain on the country. Dreamers…

Last year, when I heard at the highest levels of government those people use racist slurs like 'China Virus' to spread xenophobia and cast blame on innocent communities, it was all too familiar.

The heated discourse at the highest levels of our government cannot be viewed in isolation from the ensuing violence in our communities.

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