"I hope, in its conclusion, will emphasize that there is no partisanship in the issue of domestic and National security."
"The American people wanted out of the Iraq wars; they want out of Afghanistan. But they also want those countries to remain strong."
"I truly believe in the message of the Statue of Liberty, which ultimately had the welcoming of those who were coming to this country for opportunity."
"Isn't the credible fear process designed to weed out clearly non-meritorious, frivolous cases?"
"I think we would have wanted to reconsider our interpretation of what we did in that instance."
"wouldn't it be a problem to raise the standards, hurting other people just to try and weed out what may be an undocumented fear?"
"Mr. Chairman, let me thank you very much."
"I think that is the basic point that we want to emphasize that we don't have an epidemic of abuse that can be documented."
"What is the constitutional gobbledygook talking about? They do not understand the difference between policy and the ability to do that?"
"the President is taking, within the context of the laws, the ability to implement to help the most vulnerable."
"we have passed no legislation for the President to be able to implement in the first place."