Gary Peters

We can't make a mistake here, because there is no going back once that happens.

It's because of the economics. That is--very expensive process. You have to pay for the structured flight training.

This widespread perception that jobs--entry-level jobs at the regional carriers are not good ones is deserved.

Do you have any numbers as to the amount of debt the average student has when they come out after they've completed training?

It is important to remember that the agency answers to Congress and they answer to the public

It is clear, given this law, putting in a number of cost-benefit analysis requirements for the courts would be a heavy burden for them

Right. Thank you. We have a vote.

Bravo, Senator Peters, get us the tools we need from an Earth science perspective, we would appreciate it.

Earth is still the most important planet in our solar system, and to my knowledge, is the only one that humans are actually going to be able to live on.

We will be heading to Central America in a couple weeks and have an opportunity to see some of these conditions firsthand

Hopefully we can get some additional policy solutions where we work together from the Federal perspective.

So hopefully in the future we will be able to see the program grow along the Northern Border, because we certainly recognize that there is a significant problem with smuggling.

Because that has got to be a pretty frightening experience for a 10-year-old who may be the victim of violence from where they came, they are fleeing that, and they may be a victim of sexual trafficking, they are trembling, they are…

Is there any other place in our justice system here in America where we just allow a young child to stand before a judge without any kind of legal representation and plead their case?

Without DACA protections, she would be deported, which makes no sense whatsoever, and to me, is not good public policy for us either.

This is certainly an issue that is very important to our State and she has done very important work on it.

How is a 10-year-old going to know that?

I believe that ultimately we need to pass comprehensive immigration reform to deal with these issues in a comprehensive way.

This is going to require an all-hands-on-deck approach.

Does the fact that you have an ice bridge now through miles and miles of border--do you need additional assets for that?

Well, we continue to have delays both in Port Huron and Detroit, and I know you are making great strides to expedite that.

So we are definitely the tip of the spear, so to speak, when it comes to border control.

I do have questions also related to racial profiling and the Justice Department's exemptions of the CBP for racial profiling.

We are asking you to keep us safe, and we are also asking you not to delay us while we cross the border.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to our panelists for today's fascinating discussion and certainly one that we have to continue to work on, for those of us, all of us, who represent rural areas in our states.