your even-keeled, trustworthy leadership became both a symbol of New York's and our Nation's resolve.

I think that is taking a very narrow view.

Our current system for high-skilled immigration is broken.

We are also working on this issue of doing a better job of educating our children in science, engineering, technology, and math.

Reaching bipartisan compromise on any issue is difficult, but their work signifies the importance of finding consensus on common sense immigration reform.

Modernizing our high-skilled immigration system will help American companies like Caterpillar to continue to innovate by having access to high-skilled workers when we need them.

I believe so much in this bill, with the H-1B, obviously those things, but also the green card piece of it.

The Gang of Eight bill, S. 744, includes important elements of high-skilled immigration reform.

There is an undeniable link between education and immigration, and while we work to build up our pipeline of STEM talent in the U.S. for our long-term needs, we must also meet the needs of today through high-skilled immigration.

The bill also includes a novel market-based escalator that allows the supply of H-1B visas to increase or decrease to adequately meet the market's demand.

Absolutely. Look, we have to make priorities and choices in this country.

We, too, just like the ARB, should have unfettered access to all the information, all the witnesses, and all the documents.

I am a cosponsor of this important bill along with many other members of this committee.

Of course, today's hearing occurs in the shadow of a much larger debate about reform of our immigration system and the comprehensive proposal put forward by eight of our colleagues, including Senator Rubio.

I believe we are in the midst of a paradigm shift when it comes to the management of our Federal lands.

I appreciate you alerting us to what is really an astonishing failure on the part of land managers.

I too am pro-immigrant. I am pro-immigration reform. We are a Nation of immigrants. I hope we always will be.

I think it has been an informative morning.