There is a section of Los Angeles County where the Section 8 residents are constantly singled out by law enforcement.

I am thinking of holding a hearing in that area in order to go ahead and start to address these problems.

I have re-introduced legislation, H.R. 1800, the National Security Letters Reform Act of 2009, to address these issues.

I think this legislation is critical to restoring the balance between fighting terrorism and protecting our civil liberties and freedoms.

I'm concerned about the bill's preemption provisions.

The current preemption clause insulates assignees from liability for their own conduct if it is not under the rubric of fraud.

we cannot solve this simply by talking about deportation of everybody.

many of us are committed to comprehensive reform.

to tell the truth, to recognize where the problems are, and to call upon immigrants to share in the solving of this problem.

we have to have immigration reform in a comprehensive way.

I am committed--understanding all of the problems, understanding the violation of civil rights, understanding the criminal elements...