We have had no response. Please provide all documents describing the average length of time and longest length of time for a notice to appear before an immigration judge for an asylum proceeding.

I don't understand why this is so difficult.

Well, given that the Congress had already passed this law more than 10 years ago, I do think that the American people have spoken that, yes, they want to have this happen.

why such a dramatic increase? We have nearly 300,000-plus, more than 300,000 border crossing cards issued in the Obama Administration than the Bush Administration.

And I think we need that. We have a bigger obligation for this Country to make sure we get it right, rather than we get it fast, and that is my deep concern.

It is terribly frustrating. And I don't understand the games that the legislative liaisons sometimes play.

The sad reality for the Democrats... is they did nothing.

let us take that little bit of excess that doesn't serve a public purpose and let us put it up at fair market value and sell it back as private property.

if you don't have property tax, which is private property to generate the taxes that you need to educate your children, like we need in Utah.

I thank the Chairman and thank the Ranking Member for their consideration.

I always tell my constituents back home, there are more Congressmen in jail for the cover up than there are for the crime.