Political Quotes

“Well, that is what we asked earlier, and we had made that overture but never did get an answer back. We have been joined by Congresswoman Judy Chu who, as I mentioned earlier, is the chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, a leader fighting for family fairness and the issue of family unification in any of our immigration discussions; Congresswoman Nita Lowey, our ranking member on appropriations and really central to all the discussion this is about, about the appropriations bill that will come back from the Senate. It will come back from the Senate with a promise from their leader, Mitch McConnell, that we would--that they, in the Senate, would have a vote on a DREAMers bill to be debated, and the chips will fall where they may. We are simply asking the Speaker for the same opportunity. So I thank Mrs. Lowey for her leadership. Congresswoman Roybal- Allard, as I mentioned earlier, was the original--I called her the godmother--of the DREAM Act. She had the original bill, and then she joined with Senator Durbin in advancing it in 2001. Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, part of our communications group on this and other subjects, I thank Hakeem Jeffries from New York. Congressman Gonzalez from Texas who knows firsthand the border, the challenges that we face; Congressman Joe Kennedy from Massachusetts, again, a strong supporter, mentioned again in his response to the President.…”