Patrick McHenry actually said...

"I want to let you know, on behalf of the majority, how grateful we are to you and to the President for your leadership and for helping make this act signed into law. It is truly, truly historic."

"But, today, the underlying economy is strong and getting stronger due to the policies of the Trump Administration."

"All of our hiring is conducted according to merit systems principles, so we don't consider things like race, religion, political opinion, things like that."

"I believe our judges are professional enough to be able to expeditiously adjudicate cases in conjunction with the mission of EOIR while maintaining due process."