Joe Crowley: “I think it is laudable in terms of ensuring that folks under the status are actually abiding by the requirements of that…”

It's so obnoxious, so obscene to see him actually pushing the Justice Department to go after his political enemies.

I think it`s bad for Democrats writ large. It`s bad for the president in not being able to move his agenda, when both the House and the Senate are controlled by Democrats.

In case the gentleman was going to yield back, I just want to thank my staff as well, both those who worked back in 2004 to help pass the original legislation, and my staff today. In particular, I want to thank my chief of staff back home…

We passed it through the committee. We need to pass it on the floor.