Pete Sessions

Yes. And I remember you telling the leader of Iraq at that time that they were being challenged and they had to step up and assume responsibility.

I thank the Senator. I would note we wrestled before Y2K as to how many high-skilled foreign workers the U.S. needed to let in for that period--you and I both discussed that in the Judiciary Committee and whether it would adversely impact…

I thank the Senator. I believe care has been taken to comply with the Supreme Court cases. The Department of Defense has gotten the system in a way that has a combatant status review tribunal and an administrative review board, and there…

I certainly respect the Senator's thoughts about that. I must follow up a little bit. First, what happened at Nuremberg happened after the war was over.

With regard to the growth of revenue to our Government--and you had a chart which showed that--as I recall, last year we showed over 14 percent growth, and with this year almost half gone, we are looking at in excess of 11 percent growth…

And even with this long-term 20-, 30-, 60-year projection of larger deficits, if we just contain the growth in the entitlement programs by a realistic amount, we could have a great impact on reducing those projected deficits; isn't that…

The Senator from Georgia is here. I think he would like to offer an amendment. I yield the floor.

One of the problems is that people come into the country and they feel bound. If they come illegally, as they come today oftentimes, they don't feel free to go back and forth. Then there is pressure on them to try to bring their family…

Any of these guest workers that at some point decide they wish to become a citizen or become a permanent resident wouldn't be prohibited from applying under that provision of the bill that we would pass that would allow them to get in that…

Probably longer than that. A good bit; probably 30 or so minutes more. So I would be pleased to yield to the Senator if he is ready and pick up after that. I think I am going to be closing out the Senate when we finish up, anyway.

I say with regard to what has just taken place, these are complex areas, and we need to be careful about protecting our free speech rights. Nobody denies that. But you have to be careful, too. I was thinking that if a spy comes into our…

Here is Professor Harry Holzer at the same committee hearing, three out of five witnesses, most of them pro-immigration witnesses. He is an associate dean and professor of public policy at Georgetown. He says: Now, absent the immigrants…

I would, briefly. I think it sort of confirms what you are saying. We had a subcommittee hearing on this, and the second professor, Dr. Barry Chiswick, the head and research professor at the Department of Economics at the University of…

I am for it. I know Senator Dorgan's time is limited. I would ask for maybe 3 minutes.

Once again continuing, the majority side, to present a fair and balanced rule with the substance of the bill, I yield 4 minutes to our next speaker, the gentlemen from Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania (Mr. Dent).

Once again articulating this balanced rule and fair and wonderful legislation, we continue to talk about what the legislation stands for without attempting to scare people but rather to give the substance of what the bill is about. Mr…

I spoke about this fair and balanced rule. We have also spoken about how great the legislation is. Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased at this time to yield 3\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman who is the chairman of the Committee on Homeland…

Satchel Paige was denied the right to fully participate in American baseball until the very end of his career. That was a tragedy. It was really a tragedy. It is something our Nation cannot take pride in and should feel great sadness over…

If I may ask a question of the Senator. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Murkowski). The Senator from Alabama.

I thank Senator Talent for his leadership on this important issue. As a person who lives in Mobile, AL, I am proud of Satchel Paige. I assume he will be in the museum.

In effect, it would not continue as an addition on top of the expanded immigration provisions in the committee mark?

I ask the Senator, isn't that in fact what happened in 1986? We passed the amnesty bill, and the American people were told this would be a one-time thing, it would solve this problem, and we are going to have enforcement on the border…

I believe Senator Kyl has the floor. I was asking a question. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Allen). The Senator from Arizona, Senator Kyl, has the floor and has yielded for a question.

That is the committee you serve on, Judiciary, the authorizing committee, and that I serve on.

That is good. I wanted to follow up because the Senator mentioned methamphetamine. I had an opportunity today to meet with the executive director of the Alabama District Attorneys Association. Through Alabama laws and the Federal law we…