It is the height of arrogance and hypocrisy for those who sat here ignoring this problem for months on end.
First of all, we agree that we have a broken immigration system.
I would admonish our Congress to get back to work and take the steps necessary to solve for that current crisis.
Exploring ways to help lift people out of poverty is not new to this Committee.
I don't think there is a person up here who doesn't want to help every American achieve the American Dream.
I think the common thing that we have learned is that we have a poverty issue in our country.
In my opening statement, you heard me talk about the expected cost of government-run health care and how would we pay for it.
I would also like to ask a question about what I call the suppression of ingenuity or the suppression of ideas.
We haven't found the political will to find agreement.
A couple of final questions.
If we are not doing very well at some of the other fundamental jobs that are in front of Congress, ... how can we expect that government-run...