"Today's hearing is really about yet another attempt by the majority to prevent the President's implementation of duly enacted legislative initiatives that they oppose."
"A discussion about enforcing the President's constitutional duty to faithfully execute the laws would be a fruitful undertaking if there was any evidence that the President has, in fact, failed to ful..."
"Yet today's hearing--like the hearing we held on this very same topic just 3 months ago--is being held in the absence of any evidence of such failure."
"To begin with, let's acknowledge what today's hearing is really about: it is yet another attempt by the Majority to prevent the President's implementation of duly enacted legislative initiatives that ..."
"I think there are numerous examples of other presidents actually exercising this discretion far more than the current occupant of the White House."
"these bills are not the solution to the broken immigration system that American families and businesses have been waiting for."
"It would make it a crime, potentially a felony, to be an undocumented immigrant in this country."
"the Protection of Children Act, contrary to its name does nothing to protect children."
"the Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act, unreasonably raises the credible fear standard."
"We have struggled with this. We passed the DREAM Act and the 111th Congress couldn't overcome the conservative filibuster in the Senate."
"I am here to participate with a question. Why do we not have a bill instead of a discussion draft with these distinguished witnesses who are here?"
"Unfortunately, we have a one-sided, unbalanced approach that has been alluded to by the Ranking Member from Georgia on this Subcommittee, Hank Johnson."