I think the President should be commended for making comprehensive immigration reform a top priority.
I agree with his call for real reforms that will not only address our undocumented population, but will improve legal immigration.
I expect everybody in this room to be respectful of the Senators and the witnesses speaking about this very serious subject.
I was told yesterday that sometime in the next couple weeks we will have it on the floor of the Senate for a vote.
No loopholes anywhere for anyone.
I think we can get bipartisan agreement on a bill that solves these problems.
If we want to keep firearms away from domestic abusers who are not supposed to have them anyway, we have to improve the background check sys...
We have statistics that show women in this country are killed at an alarming rate by domestic abusers with guns.
The law right now is a failure the way it is working.
Universal background checks is a proven, effective step we can take to reduce gun violence.
The Constitution for 225 years has established a Government that is a servant of the people, not the master.