And, the other thing they have been given is a tax code that is not made more simple every year, but generally made more complex.

One of the major sources of electricity generation of which I am aware, which does not create any emissions or harm, is nuclear.

My staff and I continue to hear concerns that the EPA is not treating all zero emission resources the same in this proposal.

I ask unanimous consent that Susan Corbin, Jill Mueller, Paul Babiarz, and Charles Carithers, detailees to the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, be granted the privileges of the floor for the remainder of the first…

earlier this week we learned about the young Jordanian pilot who was horrifically burned alive in a cage at the hands of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, ISIL. This is the same group that haunts us with images of beheadings and…

My hope is that we can move forward on trade, including TPA.

I think the President's idea has merit.

If we can work that out, we can probably work out some of these issues as well.

What that is going to do is, as we know, it is going to tighten up the labor market and hopefully is going to have a positive effect on wages.

the reason why is because they are living in hell holes in many cases in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador.

among the root causes of these problems are our addictions in this country to methamphetamines, heroin, cocaine, and the like.

I think it is something that other countries should consider more strongly.

A yes or no answer. Were you all present for the testimony of the first panel?

I continue to believe our best hope for progress is trying to tackle several of these areas in a comprehensive way.

I did not create one of those jobs, but we certainly worked hard to create the nurturing environment.

I have always loved job creation and job preservation.

if we spend the next 10 years saying, yes, well, you have to strengthen the borders more, we have to do more to strengthen the borders, and we do not address the underlying and root causes, we have wasted a lot of money

Last Congress, two-thirds of the Senate came together and overwhelmingly passed such a measure.

If we do not make the investments and build the relationships and the trust and the support to help those countries get their economies under control to provide opportunities at home, we will continue to be this safe haven.

the Visa Waiver tourists support more than a half million American jobs.

I am concerned about the funding cliff that is faced by our federally qualified community health centers.

DACA and DAPA are smart public safety policy.

But, I think all three of these factors point in one direction, and that is comprehensive immigration reform, not amnesty, not just you are here so we are going to make you citizens.

Last month, our Chairman, along with Senator Sasse and I traveled down to South Texas to see firsthand conditions along our border.

We need to actually address the business needs for high-skilled labor.