It is a peculiar kind--the worst kind, in my mind--the worst kind of class warfare by people who are paid good salaries and get good pensions and health care from the government.

The Libertad Act provides for licensing authority by the administration, which is common in these types of legislation.

I agree with President Obama that America's interests and the interests of the Cuban people are best served by dialogue and engagement, not isolation.

How will that be reflected? I understand that. I said that in my opening comments. How can we know that we are making that progress?

Cuba is an authoritarian state where elections are neither free nor fair.

There is no question that the December 17th speech by President Obama marked a watershed moment in our relationship toward Cuba.

What leverage will we exercise over Cuba in regard to our expectations that they will make progress on these internationally recognized human rights standards?

That one area that I think unites every member of this committee and the United States Senate is that we all stand together in our aspirations to see the Cuban people have the opportunity to build a society where human rights and…

Our engagement will bring faster connectivity and more quality connectivity to the people of Cuba.

The Earned Income Tax Credit is an extremely important provision in our tax code that offers fairness to middle-income working families.

First, we should look at our tax code and make it simpler and more predictable.

it seems to me what this Congress has done in cutting your budgets makes no sense, and I am disappointed that this committee has not been a stronger advocate on your behalf, on the agency's behalf.

I want to thank you. This is a tough job, and you continue to serve your country in this capacity, and I thank you very much for your willingness. You are the right person. I wish you had more support.

This committee should be your advocate for adequate resources.

This is not their own money. This is the hard-earned tax dollars of millions of American people.

We spend more money on border security than we do on any other Federal law enforcement priority, and we still have 11 million undocumented immigrants here.

Instead of uniting behind comprehensive immigration reform, we're once again dividing among party lines and splitting into factions with separate agendas.

Credible fear claims are available so people don't go back to a situation where they could be killed.