"I would note the irony that one side is angry when you enforce the law, the other side is angry when you don't enforce the law."
"The results will be simply less competition for the benefit of the American consumer."
"In the end, and in conclusion, Mr. Chairman, it is the people who decide the division between the three branches of government. And I think they need to declare war on the enemies of the Constitution."
"the point of securing the border if we are going to be there to be the welcome mat is significantly diminished by the policies of this Administration, would you agree?"
"I thank you and our Ranking Member, both the full and the Subcommittee, for the opportunity to bring this bill, H.R. 917, the 'Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2013,' before this hearing today."
"I also want to thank my colleague, Ms. Lofgren, and a good number of others for their bipartisan cooperation on this bill that is before us."
"Congress has both the constitutional authority to act and the duty to use that authority to expand public access to our courts."
"I thank the witnesses for your testimony and your patience for us to come back to this hearing after our votes on the floor."
"I have this sickening feeling in my stomach about the situation that the president has thrown this nation into."
"He has no constitutional authority to do this. That resides in the Congress. This is a constitutional crisis."
"If we let this stand, I can't see that we could ever put the rule of law back together with regard to immigration."