07/07/2009
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"I believe that the deferred action programs that we are discussing today constitute an important step in trying to address our broken immigration system."
"Did not the Congressional Budget Office actually conclude that eliminating these programs would be a fiscal negative?"
"We must act on a comprehensive, permanent reform to our immigration laws."
"I am frustrated by my colleagues who have chosen to play politics as we consider the Homeland Security Department's funding bill."