Brenda Lawrence

ICE has no discretion for the release of many of these individuals.

We need comprehensive immigration reform. It is badly needed to address these issues that we are talking about.

I want to thank the Committee and those of you who are testifying. The women owned and veteran owned businesses and our commitment through the SBA is something that I am very committed to, but we must find ways to validate and eliminate as…

The 2013 goals for awarding contracts to Service disabled veteran owned businesses has surpassed the three percent statutory goal.

I wanted to say hello to Mr. Anderson. I am from Michigan, and I am really glad to see a Michigander here.

In Michigan, the state of Michigan, we are home to over 800 and 500 small businesses and we employ over 1.7 million.

Those who take an oath to serve the people and to be part of our regulatory process should not be a wallflower.

It's not simply a list of investigations. It's a prioritized list in which we say which ones are going to be finished first, second, and third and why.

Last May, former Congressman Henry Waxman recommended that the Chairman consult with Board members to establish an investigation plan.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 30, line 14, after the second comma, insert ``by status as a student in foster care,''. The Acting…

Some of my colleagues continue to claim that there was ill intent surrounding Lois Lerner's computer crash, that she intentionally crashed it to conceal her emails.

I just want to quote from this letter. Mr. Rosenbaum States the Obama Administration's overall record on immigration enforcement is characterized by an unprecedented investment of law enforcement resources.

But you cannot dispute the fact that the numbers under the Obama Administration has increased.

I want to be on the record that all lives does matter, and it should, all lives should matter.

I want to be clear that our ask that we saw in the report will enable us to have an expectation that you will have the resources to address all of these concerns.

I see with the additional responsibilities coming up that training gap, there is a concern, an additional concern.

After today's hearing, my desire is that there will no longer be any legitimate doubt that the Secret Service needs more resources critical to the mission that you perform.

The existing Unfunded Mandates Reform Act expressly prohibits courts from using the law to stay, enjoin, invalidate, or otherwise affect an agency rule. H.R. 50 would fundamentally change the law by eliminating this prohibition, allowing…

I'm pleased to hear that progress has been made.

I believe we have an obligation to preserve the independence and the effectiveness of the Office of the inspector general at the Department of Justice as well as other agencies.

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