Spencer Bachus: “It was the person that you wrote the check to. You have to buy it, and you wrote the check out. So you know who the…”

Those left on the short end can often be the people who have the greatest difficulty in getting any credit at all.

I think maybe listening to everyone on the panel, I think, and most of the Members on the dais, we all agree that our country, its citizens, and even our immigrants need comprehensive immigration reform.

Does that make what the President did constitutional if it is unconstitutional?

I would simply recognize Mr. Petri's and Ms. Tsongas' contributions in helping Mr. Kilmer with this amendment--and there may be others. I want to express to the full committee chair our appreciation for supporting this amendment, and I…