"I must also thank the thousands of dedicated DEA employees who enforce our laws every day, many of whom are putting their lives on the line to do so."
"The President's clemency program suggests that the Attorney General will consider clemency for those who have already served 10 years, low level, non-violent, essentially first offenders, and then it ..."
"That is what the mandatory minimum requires the judge to impose, a sentence that violates common sense."
"Many times, it is just stupid. That is what the mandatory minimum requires the judge to do, and that is why we are trying to get rid of them."
"We have a responsibility to make sure that patients that need the medication have it available..."
"Reducing our deficit and balancing our budget is a goal for every Member on this panel, and I worry that we get distracted by the title of these amendments without having any serious discussion about ..."
"If we are going to balance the budget, it is going to require some tough votes on the budget, and many of those votes will be career-ending votes."
"Tough, career-ending votes, not with titles to constitutional amendments. So rather than discuss the title, we should be discussing the provisions."
"Requiring a super majority may be good policy for some Members for some reasons, but suggesting that it will help balance the budget is absolutely absurd."
"Balancing the budget is a good idea, but we have got to recognize that it often requires tough, career-ending votes."
"I think we can all agree that we are in a fiscal mess."
"Some of us actually cast tough votes that cost many of our colleagues their seats when they voted for the 1993 Clinton budget."