"So my question to you is, do you see the value in taking the comprehensive approach and regularizing family members, agricultural workers, tech workers, other skilled workers that really reins in what I think our friends have been speaking of through this hearing?"
"Whenever we make steps toward improving lives and act as legislators, we are really doing the right thing because that is a challenge and the charge that we have been given in this Congress, is to com..."
"I might have a parliamentary inquiry."
"We are really talking about human lives. And I believe that we have held human lives in the balance too long."
"Congress' duty is to fix these kinds of problems, even if they are pretty tough."
"We cannot move forward if we have motions on the floor of the House, for example, voted enthusiastically to unfund the funding that would process DREAM Act children."
"Our immigration problem is a National problem deserving of a National, comprehensive solution."
"I personally as the Ranking Member offer this as a component and agree with you that we could have a comprehensive approach, but I think this is the strongest component of border security which is H.R..."
"shouldn't we be brave enough to acknowledge that if any state law reflects institutional racism, that preclearance of laws affecting the right to vote in those states should be required?"
"preclearance is to get rid of the barriers so that your vote can be unfettered when you go to the polls"
"we must also have the premise and the respect for the civil liberties of the American people."