We have created a system that creates a benefit, an increasing benefit when the economy grows, and we do not have enough money coming in both overall and per individual.

I was disappointed yesterday that when I asked some questions of Ms. Lynch, she refused to give me a direct answer.

I was, however, very disappointed yesterday in the fact that in response to many hypothetical questions that were asked of her, we did not get a straightforward response.

the administration, I would suggest, quite plainly is nullifying American immigration law to a degree that is breathtaking, in effect.

We said there should be an exit/entry visa, which the 9/11 Commission has hammered us for not completing as law required, and it still has not been completed.

I do believe the President of the United States has failed to look the American people in the eye and tell them we are on an unsustainable financial path.

The only ones that are being deported today is, as I think you know, people who commit serious crimes.

he or she sets the tone for law in America, the commitment to law, and must resist politicizing law.

This is catastrophic. This is absolutely one of the most dangerous trends we have seen in some time.

What are we going to do to defend our constitutional heritage? And what will this Congress be able to say to subsequent Congresses if we acquiesce in these kind of activities?

the idea that there are rights that might attach to someone who is here unlawfully to take jobs from Americans under difficult working conditions, as we are today, is antithetical to common sense.

I hope to get back. But I share your view and that of Senator Boxer that we need a highway plan that we can pass that is soundly financed and paid for that allows our Governors to rely on the future.

It is time for us to think about our role, what our strategy will be, and what we can realistically accomplish in the future.

I certainly share the view that it was a colossal error in 2011 to completely withdraw.

The Federal Reserve in Atlanta has found that wages are pulled down by excessive flows of labor.

It is time for somebody to stand up for working Americans.

It has to be a lawful system. It has to be one that serves the national interest.

Our people have demanded and pleaded with Congress for 40 years for and the politicians have refused to give it.

I think the challenge for us today, Madam Chair, is what can we do to help the American worker.

Would it be in our advantage to, sooner rather than later, encourage the Iraqis to get on the move?

I want your military opinion, but if we embedded a number of Special Forces with the Iraqi military, and they knew that they had access to intelligence from the United States and air support from the United States, wouldn't that encourage…

I believe you said earlier that our first priority should be ISIL. Is that correct?

I think we owe those who have served and who have suffered to be successful, if we can be successful.

I think it's necessary to blunt the momentum.

shouldn't we emphasize our relationship with our friends, the Kurds, in Baghdad, and the Iraqis, and begin to work with them to turn the tide?