"I would hope that you would agree that a change in law, if it is needed and you cannot do it on your own, that the visa revocations would not be reviewable in a court and that people who wish to harm Americans could be deported immediately."
"I just came back from the spring break with 24 town meetings, and one of the strong messages that came through was people irritated because they feel that the immigration laws are not being adequately..."
"The extent to which I say there are problems, I described the problems."
"What I object to is not the use of holds, because I do that myself, but the word 'secret' in secret holds."
"The three of us, Mr. Chairman, just want to bring some transparency to the practice of holds in the Senate."
"So, over a decade ago, as Senator Wyden has said, we started with a simple proposed rule that any Senator placing a hold must publish that hold in the Congressional Record."
"Senator Lott offered to work with us, and, along with Senator Byrd, we crafted a proposal that was more workable and enforceable."
"These questions are about transparency, about openness, and about accountability."
"I hope you will send your message to all the agencies from the President."
"I want to thank you publicly for having the hearings that you are having around the country on enforcement of antitrust or review of antitrust and agriculture."
"I am not here to call into question the integrity of any employee of the Department."