Frank Pallone actually said...

"Thank you, Chairman Doyle, and I want to thank--first of all, I am glad to see that you're our chair, but I also want to thank you for all that you have done over the years on the subject matter of th..."

"Hon. Frank Pallone, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of New Jersey, opening statement."

"But if you have to weigh it in balance and say that you are separating kids and all the terrible things that result from that, I think you have to be really careful not to separate kids whenever possi..."

"the harm that is done by separating them is so much worse than if they were kept with the parent."