Jeff Lungren
Jeff Lungren
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.
difficult hear
It's disappointing to hear from some (states) that it's inconvenient or too difficult to implement.
doubt follow information members
There is a lot of new information in there, and members will no doubt want to follow up on it.
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.
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.
five weeks
It's kind of like where we were five weeks ago.
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.
bill ensure integrity powerful private scrutiny strict treats
Because it treats one person differently, there's a special, strict scrutiny a private bill undergoes to ensure the integrity of the House, because it's such a powerful tool.
certainly language open
If someone has better language to get at this problem, he's certainly open to it.
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.
agreement expect
We have a tentative agreement. We don't expect anything to be changed.