It would be disappointing to see an unrelated bill get caught up in this as well, there are a number of us that could vote against Bill Flores as well, and they could certainly try to take down a rule. I think it's the wrong way, we are elected to solve issues, not try to tear them down.

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It is nothing more than an election year tactic, which we have seen before from him, look, if this issue costs me my reelection but we get it done, I'll be happy with that.

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I would say given the breaking of the agreement that was made today, you are going to see more Republicans that are frustrated and angry enough to sign onto something that they've never signed onto before.

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I would say, given, the breaking of the agreement that was made( Friday), Bob Goodlatte are going to see more Republicans that are frustrated and angry enough to sign onto something that they've never signed onto before.

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We are now having a discussion about the principles the president put out and which ones get bipartisan support.

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I am confident we have the number we need now, but we'll continue to work with leadership on this issue.

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I think you'll see many different caucuses throughout the House that are engaged in this debate that are focused on different solutions, i think it's our job. Congress needs to do its job and be held accountable.

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Since then, the project has been scaled back dramatically by lopping off the Sacramento and San Diego segments while ballooning the estimated cost from $77 billion to $98 billion.

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Continuing to turn a blind eye to the deficiencies of this project is not acceptable when you’re playing with taxpayer dollars.

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Whether we start with a provisional status and legal permanent residence... or we set up some other way to assimilate legally, you can't ever put in something that says, 'You can never become a citizen.' That's un-American.

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I expect if you are going to come out of the shadows, then you're going to want to have some type of hope in the future that you're going to improve your life and, yes, accomplish that American Dream.

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