And yet this program that we are dealing with here would allow an alien to get 'advance parole' and ultimately a green card, ultimately potentially citizenship so long as that person has a meeting with a client in Toronto, rather than…

Does not Federal law currently say, statute on the books, does not Federal law currently say that if you are in the United States unlawfully and you leave the United States while here unlawfully and then you try to come back that you will…

I think it would strike people as fundamentally unfair for the millions of people who have been waiting patiently in line and playing by the rules.

I am convinced it violates Federal law as enacted by the Congress.

It is clear that the President and his Administration are removing certain statutory obstacles to citizenship, obstacles that were put in place by law, by acts of Congress.

These instructions say, 'USCIS may in its discretion grant advance parole if you are traveling outside the United States for educational purposes, employment purposes or humanitarian purposes.'

the notion that they can take the decision not to prosecute or not to remove and deport individuals who are here unlawfully and convert that into a lawful presence that gives entitlement to work authorization is beyond anything that this…

Madam Chair, before we close, could I introduce two documents into the record?

My problem with what the President did is that he did it the wrong way.

But what the President did is actually make it harder because he poisoned the well creating what is already a very controversial subject.

if these four words creates the unfettered discretion that the President and his Office of Legal Counsel claim, there is no intelligible principle whatsoever, no channeling of the discretion given to the Executive.

He has made it more difficult for Congress to move forward and for that I am truly sorry.

The Congressional Budget Office says that, given existing benefit promises, we would have to raise payroll taxes by more than 25 percent to put Social Security in financial balance over the next 75 years.

Because health insurance will now be affordable and subsidized, we insist that everyone purchase health insurance from one of our private insurance companies.

This is an extremely interesting panel to me. Each of you has helped us to maybe understand this a little bit better.

For an age 62 couple, there are over 100 million combinations of months for each of the two spouses to take retirement benefits, spousal benefits, and decide whether or not to file and suspend one's retirement benefits.

Unfortunately, to date, the President has been largely silent regarding Social Security.

Given that reality, we have a choice. Either we responsibly work to modernize benefits while also addressing Social Security's financial challenges, or we can kick the can down the road and place the burden on future generations.