I am Representative Tom Marino from Pennsylvania, the Vice-Chairman of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

The bill was introduced by our distinguished colleague, Representative Steve King in April of 2013.

the unfortunate case of Mr. Zimmerman and Treyvon Martin and the demonizing of a beautiful young lady...

I would offer to say that I think the issues have been raised here legitimately, Judge Robinson, that give merit to concerns and comments that you have made...

Now, to me, that is an absurd barrier we have.

Well, I just want to say, and Mr. Pallone may be surprised to hear me say this, but there are some government programs that are doing pretty well, and I think in this one, CHIP has got some value, I know in Pennsylvania has a strong…

And I think one of the reasons there is stigma with mental illness is you can't get help.

Moving forward, Congress should be thoughtful and data-driven in our approach.

It is important that we think carefully about this important program.

I would like to congratulate our ranking member, Mr. Pallone, for moving up to ranking member of the full committee.

I thank in this instance the Chairman and Ranking Member for an important discussion that is the responsibility of the United States Congress.

It is important for the record for many who are not members of this panel to understand that when a particular party is in the majority, it gives them the right to have the dominant opinion on the panel.

This is the most do nothingness Congress in the history of mankind, and we are doing nothing today other than what we have always done in this Congress under Republican leadership.

But you can also have a lawfully articulated ability under the President's directive to be here if you don't.

I really think we can work through this, and I would only say to the gentleman, an Executive order--is limited by the President's tenure.

anybody who illegally enters the United States is a deportable alien. That is the Congressional intent.

There are now 135 law professors and others of prominent law schools from Harvard to Columbia to Washington University who completely disagree with the remaining two members of the panel.

Executive orders are narrowly drawn. The Executive order the President issued is clear on its face.