"This crisis is humanitarian in nature, and not just a border security problem."
"We must address the root causes of the humanitarian crisis."
"I was proud to have voted for the Affordable Care Act and proud to vote 62 times not to go into the political demagoguery of trying to repeal what is one of our Nation's best efforts at joining the re..."
"I want to make clear to this Committee and, importantly, also to the American public that our focus will be across all of our lines of business to ensure that bad guys don't gain admission to the Unit..."
"the worst thing that we can do to the terrorists that wish us harm... is to continue to be a beacon to people throughout the world."
"The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is the federal agency charged with overseeing lawful immigration into the United States."
"The administration of our Nation's immigration courts is of utmost importance because it is the gateway for immigrants to obtain crucial protections from persecution, defend themselves against removal..."
"Unfortunately, there are fundamental problems with this system."
"Immigrants in removal proceedings deserve comprehensive due process protections."
"Indigent children and other immigrants must defend against removal without benefit of counsel."
"I tend to agree with you. I realize that this is a thankless task to ensure that immigrants in removal proceedings have a full and fair hearing before an impartial immigration judge."
"H.R. 699, the 'Email Privacy Act,' enjoys I'm pleased to say, the overwhelming bipartisan support in the House."