Did not the Congressional Budget Office actually conclude that eliminating these programs would be a fiscal negative?
We always thought the House should do its own thing and figure out how to do it.
The agricultural community or field is the poster child of this problem.
We are in a period of gridlock and not moving on anything, except perhaps border security.
this really, from my standpoint, is the top priority of this Committee
What I would really like to explore is...are those executive actions going to help the problem or is it going to exacerb...
That is not good for them. That is not good for this country.
We would not be discussing DHS funding today had President Obama not taken the unilateral executive action.
I think that is part of the purpose of this hearing, should there be greater enforcement?
We have to make that a legal process. We have to control that.
If we want to have an honest debate, I think that is the way to do it, on the floor of the Senate.
We have almost enticed people to come into this country illegally.
we are just going to make the problem worse
We are not doing enough to support you, to give you the resources you need.
I think this is certainly evidence, and it is my concern that President Obama's deferred action now in this latest round...
Per Senator Johnson's comments, people come here because it is a land of economic opportunity.
I disfavor the decision of the President to initiate these programs.
I think every Democrat voted against proceeding to that debate.
