Bobby Scott

A familial match which isn't a direct match.

I think it is wise that we have a hearing about this bill and the issue before moving legislation on it.

I am not as concerned about the individual prosecutors involved. Their fate will be determined in another forum.

When the government conceals information in a prosecution that could undermine its case against a defendant, such concealment is fundamentally and constitutionally unfair as well as unethical, and it is actually illegal under Brady v…

It is incumbent upon the criminal justice system to ensure basic fairness to them.

I commend the Attorney General for taking decisive action after the findings that you have outlined, dismissing the prosecution of Senator Stevens with prejudice upon learning of the misconduct.

The Federal law requires that you have to have a birth certificate or a passport.

Somebody showing up multiple times in the same precinct is a problem that needs a focus.

If you don't have an ID, you don't even know where to--a lawyer doesn't even know, can't even articulate where you would start.

The covered States are covered the old-fashioned way, they earned it.

I just wanted to point out that the gentleman from Utah has suggested the need to reduce the deficit. The Congressional Black Caucus budget beats the Republican budget by $770 billion. Then he talks about tax increases, but doesn't mention…

I would like to welcome Director Melekian in here today to discuss the important role of the COPS Office in making us safer in this country.

I happen to represent Catholic Charities in my Congressional district and welcome that.

As the gentleman from South Carolina has indicated, we can have 2 months of certainty if we follow our lead. The Republicans have said that we'll get 1 year of extension if we follow their lead. By tomorrow afternoon, we'll see who's…

In closing, this bill circumvents the normal thoughtful process for scheduling drugs. Most of the drugs in this bill can't even be found in the United States. And to the extent there is an emergency and a need to place these on a schedule…

The problem is that these cases don't even get investigated much less prosecuted.

I was, frankly, disappointed that they called for mandatory minimum sentences for certain crimes of damaging critical infrastructure computers because mandatory minimums have been found to waste the taxpayers' money, do nothing about crime…

That is why I introduced the Youth PROMISE Act which I know the Attorney General is supportive of, and to provide this kind of evidence based and cost saving program and to get young people on the right track and keep them on the right…

Thank you, Mr. Gohmert. Good morning, I am pleased to join you this morning for this very important oversight hearing on the Office of Justice Programs...

Mandatory guidelines they are unconstitutional.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

How often are judges following the sentencing guidelines? The answer is in over 80% of the time.

The decision did not create a problem that needs fixing. Booker WAS the fix--not the problem.

The decision did not create a problem that needs fixing--that Booker in fact was the fix, not the problem, and our response should be don't just do something, stand there.

On that point, if we do nothing and let them expire--we're not talking about new tax cuts--if we just let them expire, we have enough deficit reduction on the table to match Simpson- Bowles.