Political Quotes

“Madam Chair, first, I would like to reiterate the statement made by the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Mr. Goodlatte, and my appreciation for the service of Mr. Wolf from Virginia and the job that he has done for my years that I have been here for my years and beyond. As a member of the Judiciary Committee and this Congress, I very much appreciate Frank Wolf's contribution to the well-being of this country and the well-being of justice and compassion around the world that he has demonstrated. The amendment that I offer this evening, Madam Chair, is an amendment that calls upon the Department of Justice to use $5 million from the general administration fund to investigate the discretionary enforcement decisions of the Department of Homeland Security concerning their release of--and I will go through a series of these numbers that catch my attention and should alarm Americans: For 2013, potentially deportable aliens, ICE encountered 722,000, according to a report. They only charged 195,000. That means they released 527,000 potentially deportable aliens. Of the criminal aliens they encountered, they released 68,000 criminal aliens. That was 35 percent of the criminal aliens that they encountered. Roughly another 195,000 encountered; 68,000 released. That is with no charges, Madam Chair. Some will say that is under the DACA provisions.…”