"The value of the drugs are up."
"It seems as though there is a decision made by this Administration that they are going to target the resources."
"What about the tragic deaths in the desert of those who attempt to come into the United States and don't make it through to beyond the desert, Arizona and Texas in particular. Are those numbers up or ..."
"What if the President declared war? What if he assumed that authority?"
"if the people come to believe that the Government is no longer constrained by the laws, then they will conclude that neither are they."
"But can he regulate commerce, for example?"
"I just imagine that that can be done, and the testimony here tells me that it can."
"I want to thank the witnesses here. It has been really an interesting testimony, and the questions I intended to ask have moved along because you filled in a lot of blanks for me."
"The president cannot be allowed to legislate by executive edict. And we are in the check and balance situation. It's about the institution. Is the institution going to hold its ground and actually be ..."
"A balanced budget amendment would bring that discipline. That's what the president fears. If he opposes a balanced budget amendment to our Constitution, I realize he doesn't get to vote on it. But if ..."
"I'm not one that said I'll never vote to raise the debt ceiling but I think it should be comparable to the issues we have."