Patrick McHenry actually said...

"The backlog, essentially, or the caseload, essentially, almost tripled between 2008 and 2017."

"We have seen an increase in asylum claims. They have doubled in the past couple of years."

"It is the largest--highest it has ever been."

"So, in short, no one benefits from the backlog and that is why we have taken such significant steps to try to address it."