Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman from California, and I acknowledge all the dynamic leadership that has generated where we are today, including all the sponsors whose names I recognized earlier and, of course, the magnificent persons who have met with us over and over again, who met with me. I remember the roundtable that I had of Dreamers in Houston, and their stories are powerful. Let me say to my bipartisan friends, friends from Texas, let us work together. One gentleman was up speaking about the need for Border Patrol and CBP. As someone who has introduced comprehensive immigration reform, as a former ranking member of the Judiciary Committee's Immigration Subcommittee, I can tell you that we are ready to work. That work, of course, is done in the Homeland Security Committee. Let's fund and write the legislation for our leader there, Chairman Thompson, to be able to provide the resources that CBP is asking for, which the administration is not giving to them, and that is more staff, more health facilities, better physical plants, and more judges to help with the asylum cases. I am ready to work. Today, we have a job to do. We have a job to do for the 386,300 immigrants who are eligible in my State, the same State that my colleagues represent. These individuals live with 845,300 family members. Interestingly, they provide some $340 million in mortgage payments, $2 trillion in Federal taxes, and $1 trillion in State and local taxes. We are looking at people who are working.…”