Bill Lee actually said...

"I know that. I am talking about when you complete your time, you do your time, you get out, just like with food stamps."

"And just so everyone knows, this disproportionately affects African-American men, and it really is a barrier to moving forward in terms of becoming productive members of society."

"But what we also recognize is under the pay-as-you-go rules, there is a designation for an economic emergency."

"I am extremely concerned naturally about my district in Oakland. But I am also concerned about the entire country."