David Price: “These delays are very harmful, of course, to the suffering of the people in Puerto Rico.”

We have lost a million Americans in a year, or 18 months or so. That is an extraordinary thing.

Mr. Secretary, as we hold you accountable this morning for what happens at the border, I am cognizant that Congress is accountable for failing to give the Department a realistic legal framework for managing the border.

Believe me, this is long overdue. This was one of the more visionary aspects of the Obama recovery plan--$8 billion, in that instance, applied to passenger rail development.

We have got a bill that creates incentives for teachers to stay in the profession.