I believe we can be able to do the grant program at certainly no more expense than currently exists, and maybe better, with our deep experience in grant making in the Department of Justice.

The President challenged all of us to seek to improve the efficiency and productivity of the Government.

This committee is going to do its work.

My constituents in Alabama know that my top legislative priority is jobs and workforce development.

I believe there is an opportunity for legislation by Congress.

I've not so jokingly said, for years, Congress will pass anything on immigration, as long as it doesn't work.

This budget, the President's budget, actually is frugal compared to--it's a frugal budget, but it has more for Tribal issues than the--even your 2018 budget.

I think there's a bipartisan opportunity to join together and say, once and for all, we believe we should have a lawful system of immigration.

I believe the concerns over it are overblown.

I would appreciate it, if I have misspoken in any way, I'll try to correct that.

The pardons President Clinton made were stunning, shocking, and unacceptable on the merits.

We're excited about that. I will share to you, Chairman and Ranking Member, we are determined to use that money quickly.

I don't think that statement needs modifying, but it's obviously in context that the President of the United States clearly has a constitutional power to execute pardons.

It's our biggest lake, isn't it?

You just can't create a Navy overnight, can you?

I think it's very important for us not to sell things or help other companies, foreign companies, control things that we deem are important to our national security.

the 2-year budget deal for the fiscal years 2018 and 2019 provides additional appropriations for the Department of Defense and of course, the Navy.

We all hope that there are going to be some diplomatic breakthroughs dealing with Korea, North Korea, and so forth, but if there's not, does the Navy and the Marines stand in readiness to do whatever we have to do to protect our national…