"I don't think you heard my question."
"Would you be kind enough to provide that back to the Committee, please, for my edification?"
"I consider terrorism now a franchise."
"We can be fiscally responsible without a balanced budget."
"First of all, let me just suggest that the Federal Government is not a State government."
"Does that enhance your ability to do the work--the night work--that is required when there was an intensity of individuals coming over?"
"President Obama has already deported around 1.1 million immigrants--more than any President since Dwight D. Eisenhower."
"You are wasting your monies on individuals that are just here versus getting the criminal aliens."
"I think the gentleman yields his order rather than his time, Madam Chairwoman."
"Thank you so very much for your service to this Nation."
"I think this was utilized, it says $23,000 per alien, 11.2 million unauthorized aliens, it would cost us $257.6 billion."
"Have you seen some of the impact of your work along with maybe the economy impacting those coming over?"
"this is a 'get you' hearing. This is an order that has come down from our leadership--the Republican leadership."
"prosecutions for illegal reentry have jumped more than two-thirds since 2008."
"Are you doing your job to the best of your ability now?"
"You do not make the law, and if, for example, we pass a comprehensive immigration law that provided access to citizenship..."
"I don't want Mr. Clarke to give up his time."
"Thank you very much, Madam Chairwoman."
