So, really, nobody in the administration really believes the global war on terror is over. I mean, we are still involved in conflict.

I rise today on behalf of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. The Congressional Progressive Caucus has been fighting for economic fairness for the middle class and those striving to be in the middle class for this entire country. Today…

I am finding this hearing quite confusing. I mean, it is true that, on May 23, 2013, President Obama did declare the global war on terror over?

Government is getting in their way when they're looking at expanding and growing their business.

I think all of us here, and I certainly subscribe to that, say that our current immigration system is broke.

I think this is our last best chance to get it right, and we better get it right this time.

Well, Congress ignored the select committee's recommendations, passed IRCA. Father Hesburgh was right and Ronald Reagan was wrong.

The fear that I have is that unless we effectively control illegal immigration now, we will be slowly closing the door to legal immigration.

Well, it would make the existing workforce effectively indentured servants.

I think that's a big problem for companies who are really trying to wrestle with how does a good faith exception apply to us if we repeatedly have people that evade the existing E-Verify system.

We want two sides to put out plans that make Medicare sustainable, right?

Now I think with this rule we have swung the pendulum all the way over to the other side, instead of maybe going back to some of the standards that we used when the system actually worked.

The CFPB is run by a single, politically appointed Director.

A powerful agency that has a huge impact on a very important segment of our economy shouldn't be run by one director.

But I think what we are starting to see here too is an agreement that we understand one size doesn't fit all.

There is a great concern in the part of the country where I live, in rural Wisconsin...

Everyone on this committee, and probably in Congress, agrees that we needed some changes to how our lenders were making loans.

You are very powerful. You are very aggressive.