Peter King: “I would just make several references, one to my good friend, the gentleman from Mississippi, who is ranking member and…”

“I would just make several references, one to my good friend, the gentleman from Mississippi, who is ranking member and does such an outstanding job on the Homeland Security Committee, that I don't think it is ever a waste of taxpayer dollars to go out and hold hearings and listen to what the American people have to say. Sometimes it is good to get away from just reading editorials in the New York Times and the Washington Post and actually hear what real people have to say. Secondly, if we are going to show that we are genuinely against doing nothing, then let's do something and pass legislation which we know the overwhelming majority of the American people want, and that is to build this fence. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Hayworth).”