Marco Rubio

I, too, am inspired by your story. It really is the epitome of what it means to succeed in America.

Clearly, you've heard the need for more funds--this research costs money.

At the core of all the testimony today has been the need for better data and better research.

I mean, I know in Florida, but I think this is true around the country, people pay a great amount of money...

So your testimony is that we would need--what you're asking or what you need in order to be able to do it that way using these funds is more Congressional authority to spend more of this money on the research component?

Shouldn't those funds go to their intended purposes and be appropriated, be used, so that NOAA can conduct more fishery research?

It would be very unsenatorial of me to give up an opportunity to speak, and I apologize for being late.

Muscle anyone who is their political opponent and to use whatever power they have at their disposal to intimidate people who they don't agree with.

Certainly, there are people that are upset. I mean, there are people that I agree with on every other issue who are mad at us for having gotten involved in this issue and primarily they are distrustful that the government will do its part.

I can tell you politically this is as much a negative as it is a positive. People are really upset. And I respect it and I understand it. By the other token, though, this is hurting America. This should be about helping the United States…

I can tell you, politically, this is as much a negative as it is a positive. People are really upset, and I respect it. I understand it. By the other token, though, this is hurting America. This should be about helping the United States…

Congress sending a clear message on the issue was helpful in their negotiations and that our efforts on this issue should continue.

My first question--either Dr. Ford or Mr. Largent could help answer this--is about secondary spectrum markets.

The key in all of this is to integrate the system.

We are looking for ways to address that issue particularly for those that are here.

The bill, obviously there is a startup cost to enhance this E-Verify system so that it is accurate in terms of the information.

Yes. That is easy. I do not think that would be controversial.

I will just have somebody provide the language that cites that provision. If it needs to be improved, we can do that.

I think there is still time for those sorts of amendments.

Right. And so, I think one of the, maybe perhaps what is creating a lot of consternation is we are looking at the existing system and saying, we are going to apply this existing system to the whole world and make you do it right away.

I think the passport will go up as a result of hopefully more people getting passports.

One of the best things we can do to prevent illegal immigration in the future is create a system of legal immigration.

Overall, we anticipate that the net effect of the bill on the long-range actuarial balance of Social Security and Medicare will be positive.

The American people across the political spectrum are ready for immigration reform.

The point being--and I think if you look deeper into the subtext of it, it talks about 3 million jobs being created over the next decade, growth in GDP as a result of that growth.