It is broken. Families are torn apart. Businesses are discouraged from investing and hiring.

In my view, allowing 11, 12 million people in this country to come out of the shadows to fully engage in our economy, to fully engage in our community and our society is one of the best contributions we could make to economic growth.

We are not living up to our constitutional values and how we treat families of all kinds, including LGBT families.

I think the Deferred Action program is consistent with our values as a country and our recognition that these young people are not to blame for being in the country.

One of our highest objectives, I would think, in the enforcement actions taken by the Department is to focus on removing those who pose a threat to our community--criminals, violent criminals in particular.

the policy you are now following under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals has meant that many young people, the so-called DREAM Act kids, no longer live in constant fear of deportation.

What is the path to citizenship for someone who is currently undocumented but living in the United States?

I look forward to continuing to work with some of my colleagues who are cosponsoring legislation to repeal DOMA.

We recognize that there was an important role in the marketplace. We want to make it stronger; we want to protect the taxpayers.

I have found in the 2-plus years that I have been sitting on this committee that the most challenging thing is to seek some light with all the heat that has been going on.

The President is not willing to do it.

I think the President's budget has a lot to commend it.

a budget is a statement of priorities and values, and in my view, the President's budget is an important contribution to our ongoing conversation.

I want to clarify I said over and over, there is no such thing as free trade. It's rules-base free trade.

policymakers should aspirationally rely on the best quality information, on objective material, and on metrics that allow making the best decision in a public policy process.

We view it with respect to this and just about any other commodity.

Budgets are a reflection of values and priorities.

I'm excited that this first energy committee hearing is focusing on such a basic question about how we embrace the broad energy future in front of us.