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You know, I am one that wants to fix legal immigration. We can make the fence as big and wide and far as you want, but if you don't fix legal immigration it is never, ever going to work.

But my understanding is not everybody shows up for that asylum hearing.

It will have great economic cost. By the EPA's own estimate, $90 billion.

Our bill would tighten statutory authorities governing surveillance, would increase oversight and accountability, and would ensure that Americans' constitutional rights under the Fourth Amendment are protected.

If you give too much power to the Government with regard to domestic surveillance, eventually it will be abused.

It is time we started requiring a little more sunlight in this fairly shadowy space.

Leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses.

The sad reality for the Democrats... is they did nothing.

Due to its national importance, the Navy will maintain a credible and modernized sea-based strategic deterrent even if it results in taking risks in other missions of the Navy.

Delays in depot maintenance and upgrades to missile warning and space surveillance tracking will significantly impact national missile defense and space situational awareness.

Prolonged sequestration will force difficult choices concerning nuclear modernization and sustainment programs.

Delays to depot maintenance create a bow wave of requirements.

Will we see changes in our strategic objectives and priorities because of budget restraints?

The Nation will be more secure and will achieve more sustainable savings if reductions in defense spending are made in a more reasoned way.

Sequestration cuts deeply into Air Force investment accounts, which under the law must be applied equally at the program, project, and activity level.

So presumably those options will be considered by the President and the Secretary of Defense, and at some point a decision will be made?

It seems to me that if the administration did, in fact, think this situation was this dire, as dire as you are explaining it to us, I would expect to see that issue, those sets of issues, receive a lot more time and attention and energy…

I have not sensed quite the same level of alarm coming from the White House as I have sensed when I've met with each of you.