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The backlog in the immigration courts is having a tremendous impact on our pro bono cases.

So all I can say to my colleagues on this Committee is be prepared. Be prepared for those who are feeling the pain of injustice.

As a Member of Congress, I am committed to abiding by the laws, but I would expect that we will see thousands upon thousands of individuals from all backgrounds coming to this Congress in the summer and finally saying enough is enough.

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:58 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, February 6, 2014, at 9:30 a.m…

The Senate will not be in session tomorrow to accommodate issues conferences for each caucus. There will be up to two rollcall votes at 11 a.m. on Thursday. We also expect to consider the nomination of Senator Baucus to become Ambassador…

Do you know of any bureaucrat that you have ever met that knows the children of Indiana better than Indiana's parents, teachers, and taxpayers?

We trust parents, teachers, local taxpayers more than any other bureaucrat--than a bureaucrat in Washington.

What we really need in this town, and it should be no surprise to any of the witnesses, is leadership.

We have made peace less likely. This is a flawed appeasement deal that gave away too much to Iran.

This is a bad deal for Israel and a bad deal for the United States.

I think you have both addressed one of the biggest challenges we face, which is in a world of scarce resources we have got to find answers that aren't always just more money but how can we spend that money better.

I wouldn't have been able to go to college without them, so I recognize how important these programs are.

Just last week, I visited with the superintendent of a school in southern Indiana in my district, in Salem, Indiana. She was distraught, joined by other members of her school board.

On January 16, 2014, I missed rollcall votes 22 and 23 because of district business. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes'' on rollcall 22 and ``no'' on rollcall 23. ____________________

We've lost more young men and women to suicide than in combat last year.

I was wondering if you are a proponent, as I am, of more aggressive forensic measures...

Do you see it remaining in that neighborhood, that percentage, as we move forward?

It is part of the defense bill that we moved forward that we have a study that's coming out in February as to how to best aid our men and women who serve in the Armed Forces.