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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thanks to each of you for being here, and thanks for all you do to keep our country safe.

Do either of you believe that a meeting with a client in a foreign country presents an urgent humanitarian reason or a significant benefit to the American public?

The government does not have unlimited power under the immigration code to grant parole, does it?

Right. That is the whole concept of advanced parole, at least what I am talking about, is being told prior to your departure you leave, you come back, you will be treated as parole.

USCIS, if I am not mistaken, treats advanced parole as parole for purposes relevant to adjustment of status.

So from what pot of money is that coming?

If we approved a BRAC nothing would change at all.

Well, let me--oh, good. I am glad you said that because the Army Corps of Engineers recently did a study and they estimated the cost of relocating to Anniston, minus personnel costs, would be approximately $11 million.

Not a good answer, but I thank you for the answer.

I appreciate all our guests being here. I appreciate your testimony.

Then how are you going to fund the extra gate, the extra manpower, the extra maintenance equipment? How are you going to fund that?

Why are you still so stubborn about this?

So since you are going to spend the amount of money one way or the other, why would you actually--why in the world would anyone want to spend that much money for the rails into an antiquated facility when you can actually get a better…

If this is duplicative, then it does no harm. This was offered with an abundance of caution because the formula is being proposed to be changed. So just vote for it. I mean, if it is repetitive or redundant, what is the harm? Please vote…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 229, line 1, after ``the Secretary'' insert ``makes a determination in writing to Congress for that…

I just find it curious, out of all the thousands of lawyers in the Department of Justice, why they stumbled upon one who was a max-out donor to the DNC.

Our research finds that transitioning to a territorial tax system similar to those used by other advanced industrial countries would generate a significant amount of economic growth and create jobs here in the United States.

I believe that there is bipartisan agreement on the need for tax reform.