Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, as the senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and as the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, as the Representative of Houston, I am privileged to be able to support this legislation, legislation that, I am very glad to say, had been included in our draft prison bill, a bipartisan bill. But because of the urgency of this matter, I am very glad to be on the floor of the House with the cosponsors, sponsors, and the chairman of the full committee, Mr. Goodlatte; and the ranking member of the full committee, Mr. Conyers, as well, joins in the importance of this effort. My heart aches for Eric Williams' family, and it aches for the circumstance that caused him to lose his life. Obviously, this young man was committed to public safety, the criminal justice system, and, in fact, the rehabilitation of those who were incarcerated, even in high-risk circumstances. I rise to support S. 238, the Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act of 2015, to make sure that this provision, providing a tool of safety for these brave corrections officers, does not go out of existence. I want to extend my thanks again to Judiciary Chairman Goodlatte and Ranking Member Conyers, as I indicated, for their ongoing, bipartisan leadership. But again, let me refer back to Eric Williams, the namesake of this legislation and the tragedy of his death.…”