The President stated that Yemen was a success, was an example of--quintessential example of success and what we have accomplished.

And I hope you will pay attention to law, which says it has to be adequately demonstrated.

I'm sick and tired of what may fairly be called hypocritical actions by some of my colleagues across the aisle.

the country incarcerates people that do not need to be incarcerated.

If we are going to remain the leading nation in the world, every one of these young people are going to have to have the opportunity to achieve.

Speaker Boehner really has to put an end to this showdown and agree to bring up the clean DHS funding bill to the floor as soon as it passes the Senate.

we shouldn't put in jail. The people we fear and can do us harm, you should put in jail.

The demographics are not on our side.

Now let me see if I can, monthly, how many Americans receive benefits through the Social Security Administration?

I authored the law that created GEAR UP years ago in a Republican majority Congress and Senate.

I think when the Administration says free college education, the way I look at it, and I am a big supporter of it, is that you are really saying the same way we have made high school a part of the social contract, you now want to make 2…

And if we do, these kids in the shadows, they have to be moved and given an opportunity.

I think that this is a critically important hearing.

This discussion of an achievement gap is somewhat mislabeled because a lot of it is an opportunity gap.

We do not now have the replacement persons that we need to go into critical infrastructures.

I spent a long time yesterday interacting with one of our leading businesses, IBM.

I would urge Congress to address it.

it is time for Speaker Boehner to do the same, bring up a clean DHS funding bill, and let's act like grownups around here.