12/14/2009
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"I am sure it comes as no surprise to him when I say the next Deputy Secretary will have some big shoes to fill."
"I am going to support him wholeheartedly. I am going to talk with every Member of this Committee on both sides of the aisle and urge them to quickly confirm this nominee because this department needs ..."
"I have hardly worked with a finer individual in any Department of the Federal Government."
"To me, that says it all. And we need people in our government that are willing to serve people directly, that understand the hearts of people, and I know Ali Mayorkas is that kind of person."