Bennie Thompson actually said...

"I remain committed to advocating for common-sense enforcement measures as part of a broader immigration reform package."

"I am not stepping away from the responsibility of this body to have comprehensive immigration reform now, now, and now."

"I challenge this committee... that we put on the floor of the House a comprehensive immigration reform bill post-haste."

"That is why I am an original cosponsor of H.R. 3141, a bill authored by Rep. Candice Miller, to again require DHS to deploy a biometric exit data system at ports of entry."