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Mr. President, this is a historic day in the annals of the U.S. Senate because we are faced with a critical role as to whether we can pass the bipartisan compromise on spending or default on our debt for the first time in history, whether…
I certainly think that's a hope that none of them will ever speak out loud.
There is an obstacle, Congress. We have not given them a pathway to citizenship. This should be a pathway.
We have 780,000 DACA recipients, people who are protected under DACA, many of whom want to serve this country.
I am so deeply honored to introduce today's historic nominee, Ms. Tanya Bradsher.
The GAO noted last year that the Pentagon is facing the most challenging recruitment environment in 50 years.
It would have never happened in the Army. It happens all the time in the Senate, though, unfortunately.
There is an obstacle, Congress. We have not given them a pathway to citizenship.
I am so deeply honored to introduce today's historic nominee, Ms. Tanya Bradsher.
It would have never happened in the Army. It happens all the time in the Senate, though, unfortunately.
For more than three decades, Congress has failed to modernize our Nation's immigration system.
Would you address the issue of wage theft that is in your statement there?
One of my colleagues was asking for grades on the performance of the President. What would be the grade on the performance of Congress when it comes to immigration? Failed grade, I'm sure, by every standard.
A secure border is necessary, I think, as part of any effort to provide legalization to people already here that are adding value to our country.
immigration reform is the most immediate and meaningful step we could take today to resolve our shortage of workers.
I think we have to be honest and realistic about it.
For my part, I met with constituents across the State of Illinois, and everywhere traveled I heard the same thing over, and over, and over.
Mr. President, pending before the U.S. Senate is the nomination of Darrel Papillion, to be U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana. I want to say a word about this nomination because it indicates a positive development in…