Steve Cohen

It is the law of the land. There is no such thing as murder. Murder is unlawful. This is lawful, a woman's choice, and within a certain period of time.

There is no credible evidence supporting any allegation that Planned Parenthood has broken any law.

What I fear is that in a circumstance like this where the real issue is the substantive law, as I indicated earlier, that we are really focused in the wrong place.

Like plausibility, this good-faith requirement is certain to lead to years of litigation, which is only going to make litigation more expensive, as Representative Cohen has already pointed out, for everyone, though I would highlight in…

Well, you can't claim that this Committee just deals with political issues.

I have great respect for Mr. Smith, as I do for Mr. Goodlatte, but I would submit that the rule of construction, nothing in this act or an amendment made by this act, shall be construed to bar or impede the assertion or development of new…

I appreciate what fetal tissue can do. Alzheimer's is an issue that is very important to many in America...

And I support Roe v. Wade.

I say fund Planned Parenthood. It does not deliver abortions with Federal funds.

But for me, Planned Parenthood is part of my DNA. It is one of the finest organizations in this country.

This hearing is about a woman's right to choose.

It is a basic test of our humanity and who we are as a human family.

For God's sake, is this who we truly are?

If we can do that successfully without violating people's civil rights and have a program that is effective, of course.

By their nature, hate crimes tend to be terroristic.

It is odd to me that Director Comey does not call this terrorism.

I think it is essential. I think that these are teachable moments, and before complacency...

I don't think we are ignoring it completely, but, you know, I think the history at the Department of Justice is pretty clear.

The Southern Poverty Law Center compiles data every year on groups that we call hate groups.

He saw himself as a racial warrior.

We think of it in kind of Islamic terms, and we have a difficult time recognizing it when it comes from people.

I would say that is proof that the Department took its eye off that ball.

I think that was a mistake. I think they--again, I don't want to tell them how they ought to organize themselves, but I think you and I both agree that they ought to devote sufficient resources in light of the reality of the threat.

I do think it is obvious, though, that the Government's focus went away from the threat of non-Islamic extremism after 9/11.

There have been a number of plots that have been fortunately broken up by the FBI on white--by white supremacists that would have resulted in the deaths of thousands of people.