"Thank you, Mr. Chairman."
"We can all agree that the Copyright Office should be able to meet both the needs of the users and the creators."
"Whatever you think of the underlying policy, a decision to defund the Department of Homeland Security simply will not result in the president's reversing his actions on immigration."
"Instead of doing that work, we are holding hearing after hearing to vilify the President for taking important and common-sense steps to prioritize the deportation of felons before families."
"It is logistically and financially impossible to locate, prosecute, and deport 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States."
"We should be working day and night to keep the Department of Homeland Security funded and fully operational."
"Defunding DHS will not advance my Republican colleagues' stated goal of nullifying these Executive orders."
"The limited legislation that this Committee has considered would make our immigration system even less efficient, less humane, and less able to meet the needs of American families and businesses."
"But I also understand the importance of funding the Department of Homeland Security and the need to keep our Nation safe."
"The title of today's hearing demonstrates a glaring disrespect for the Office of the Presidency and for this institution's responsibility to conduct oversight that is rooted in fact, rather than polit..."
"Regardless of the person responsible for these crimes, I think most would agree that they warrant immediate attention by the international community."