"I think the Section 8 Voucher Reform Act is extremely important, and I am finally excited about the response that this committee is giving to the inconsistencies in the Section 8 Voucher Program."
"I think this is a very serious problem that I take very seriously and personally."
"No matter how many times we have expert testimony which declares without ambiguity that CRA did not cause the crisis, there are those who will just continue to say it."
"I wanted desperately to come to the conclusion that maybe this legislation was ill-conceived. That has not happened."
"The objective of the 287(g) program is to address serious criminal activity committed by removable aliens."
"I think we have got to clean up our laws and figure out ways to address some of these issues"
"I think it would be very difficult for someone to dismiss the fact that that is the case."
"I mean, as a little boy growing up in Texas, I can remember this Congress in these walls repeatedly refusing to pass a civil rights bill."
"I am concerned, however, with a number of the recent findings of the GAO report."
"I look forward to hearing testimony today about the 287(g) program."
"I believe that her testimony today will give this committee the much-needed overview on the direction that the Department of Homeland Security will be taking in this new administration."