"We have, I think, 32 States, 2 territories which have criminalization laws on the books."
"I have been very involved on African issues since the 1970s."
"We would like to have a formal response to our letter."
"I want to commend the President and Secretary for this meeting."
"I just wanted to mention a couple of things. I have a mother who is 89 with COPD."
"this subcommittee really is the subcommittee that can address issues as it relates to poverty and income inequality."
"I am really worried about these budget cuts and the fact that it doesn't really now appear that that is a priority."
"I can't sit here and let you say that you didn't get, we didn't get bipartisan support when, in fact, the President and our leadership reached out, incorporated many of your suggestions."
"Despite overwhelming public support, we have really been unable to act on something as noncontroversial as background checks."
"I would like to see a report as it relates to minority-serving institutions, how they fare."
"Also I have heard from hospitals in California that there is really a need for more sustained funding for coordination with hospital preparedness programs as it relates to sort of an integrated traini..."