I think one of the purposes of this hearing is to find out who was targeting conservative groups, otherwise you cannot explain the fact that you had all these conservative groups, whether it was 'Patriot,' 'Tea Party,' or '9/12' in their…

I think the American people believe that this is a very serious matter for both those reasons.

I do not think there is any way you can deny that.

yesterday morning I called for the immediate resignation of Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller in light of the IRS's admission that it targeted conservative groups for inappropriate scrutiny. While I was willing to give Mr. Miller and…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The IRS

Our attorney general wrote a letter and said: This proposal, whether disguised as a reallocation or surplus water, exceeds the Corps' regulatory authority and violates basic principles of federalism. It went on to lay out the reasons why…

I would just say to both of my colleagues from North Dakota, that is an absolutely accurate observation. If we look at who is impacted--and we have the Standing Rock Tribe that is partly in North Dakota and partly in South Dakota so it…

One final point of clarification and perhaps the Senator from North Dakota can react and comment on this as well. My understanding is, of course, that this doesn't have any impact on the master manual, the way in which the corps manages…

This is an issue that is important to both his State and my State for many reasons, not the least of which is we have basically flooded 1.6 million acres of prime bottom land, some of the richest agricultural land in our States, in order…

I want to welcome our other colleague from North Dakota who also has experience as a litigator in protecting the interests of her State. Perhaps she could also comment on what actions the States might take if the corps moves forward. I…

I support Senator McCain's bill because it is aimed at giving consumers a lot more choice and flexibility.

We needed to focus on establishing a 21st century legal and regulatory structure that meets the realities of our 21st century economy.

But nobody wants to say exactly what that number should be today?

Is anybody aware of examples where you have foreign workers, H-1B workers being paid less than U.S. workers would be?

nearly every restrictive measure ever conceived

It is worrying, however, that for the first time in decades the growth rate of immigrant-founded startups nationwide has stagnated, perhaps even declined.

to have your customer have to make a legally binding attestation about their future workplace practices... just doesn't seem to have any relationship to how the real world works.

I hope our committee's hearing will inform key aspects of the ongoing immigration debate.

According to a study by the Kauffman Foundation, over 20 percent of high-tech companies in the United States have been founded by immigrants.

It would be hard to imagine modern American life without these innovative companies.

Immigrants have been an undeniably important part of our nation's economic success story, especially in the technology industry.

I know the I-Squared bill addresses it through a market-based escalator, and I am interested if that is an approach that you think makes sense.

I think that if we can convince the American people that we are taking measures to ensure that this never happens again, we will have immigration reform this year.

Without having access to the right talent around the world, we will not be able to remain competitive around the world.

I agree with Mr. Bussgang that things are getting competitive. A lot of people come here to get educated, and it is going to be up to America to figure out a way to keep them here.