the cost of investing now in a secure and prosperous Central America is modest compared with the cost of letting violence and poverty fester.

There will be consequences for any ICE agent that does not follow my policy.

I thank the Senator from Illinois for yielding. Madam President, I don't know about your family, but my dad and his brother served in World War II. They were both combat veterans, one in the Navy and one in the Army. On my mom's side of…

If I can add just one thing, Mr. President, 5 years ago, 6 years ago, our Federal budget deficit hit $1.4 trillion. It has come down since, bit by bit. Now it is down by about two-thirds. But it is still a lot--like $400 billion or so…

I would just ask the Senator, if he could take closer to 15, that would be great.

Madam President, I see the Senator from Pennsylvania, my old friend Mr. Toomey, standing up like he wants to offer something. There are a couple of us who want to have a colloquy for a few minutes, Senator Durbin, Senator Blumenthal and…

We must remember that the Department of Homeland Security is also a vital part of our national security efforts.

We may want to do something to help facilitate their economic recovery in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador.

Again, our thanks to you for being here with us today and for your leadership.

One of the reasons why it takes a while to process these claims and get people moving is because we do not sufficiently fund this particular area.

I think the Administration has asked for about $41 billion.

Cuts this large could hurt our security and stall many initiatives at the Department.

Madam President, first, I thank Senator Cardin for his gracious remarks and for his strong and capable leadership. I come to the floor today to speak about the Iranian nuclear negotiations and the need for Congress to play a constructive…

I think the concerns pointed by Senator Vitter are not without substance.

This is an issue that is important to me on a personal level and to my family.

People want us to work together, they want us to get things done.

The collective efforts of a lot of people on both sides of the bill have taken this legislation so much farther down the road.

I hope we will today, either with or without this amendment.