Jeff Lungren
Jeff Lungren
doubt follow information members
There is a lot of new information in there, and members will no doubt want to follow up on it.
agreement expect
We have a tentative agreement. We don't expect anything to be changed.
advocate expect fairly house prospects
I would expect that the House will forcefully advocate for those provisions. I would say its prospects look fairly good.
agreed conference until
If we had a conference report, we would have filed it. Until everything is agreed upon, nothing is agreed upon.
bipartisan strong sure top
It's on the top of the agenda. We've got strong bipartisan support. We want to make sure the legislation is right, especially with constitutional issues.
might sounds
It sounds like we might need another short-term extension.
difficult hear
It's disappointing to hear from some (states) that it's inconvenient or too difficult to implement.
five weeks
It's kind of like where we were five weeks ago.
act extent focus helpful kitchen mix move moving patriot people priority remains seen sink thrown top
We've seen everything but the kitchen sink being thrown at the Patriot Act. The Patriot Act remains a top priority to get enacted. To the extent people don't focus on that or move away from it or try and mix the two (issues), that's not helpful to moving the Patriot Act forward.
ensure people
We have safeguards to ensure people aren't deported who shouldn't be.
action decision final hearings looking whether
We're looking into the issue. No final decision has been made on whether having hearings is an appropriate action.
attorneys baseless crack help human percent provisions
It is 100 percent baseless and false. These provisions were requested by border-based U.S. attorneys to help crack down on human smugglers.
bill intend
It is a bill we intend to consider.
country exactly follows outside patiently send treat waits wrong
You send exactly the wrong message. You essentially treat as suckers everyone that follows the law, that waits patiently outside of this country to come here legally.