"The intent is, as I understand it, to enhance savings in the detention program, which it is less expensive when you think of $122 per day on average for a detention bed."
"Yet there is concern that the alternatives to detention generally leads to higher levels of absconding, which adds additional support and security problems as well."
"We would appreciate that information."
"I look at a little card here that I have that lists a number of things to deal with regulatory barriers that come from government."
"I applaud you for what you are doing for your child. And sadly, some of that opportunity has been taken away from you as a result of a union."
"They would actually say that? ... With your dues dollars paying for that?"
"One of the most beautiful parts of democracy is its messiness. Messiness that speaks of freedom and choice and opportunity."
"I believe was set up to go wrong in order to deal with Second Amendment liberties of law-abiding citizens."
"the notion that this was an operation set up to do something to impinge upon the Second Amendment rights of my fellow citizens is absurd."
"I would concur that your mention today of the necessity for impinging upon Second Amendment liberties of law-abiding citizens still further brought that question up."
"it has been said much by those of us Members of the People's House how frustrated we are with the do-nothing Senate."
"We always need them. And the Senate, unlike the House, at least originally intended... a broad concern for the whole future of this great country."