20 Quotes by Jeff Lungren

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.

We have safeguards to ensure people aren't deported who shouldn't be.

We're looking into the issue. No final decision has been made on whether having hearings is an appropriate action.

I would expect that the House will forcefully advocate for those provisions. I would say its prospects look fairly good.

If we had a conference report, we would have filed it. Until everything is agreed upon, nothing is agreed upon.

If someone has better language to get at this problem, he's certainly open to it.

It is 100 percent baseless and false. These provisions were requested by border-based U.S. attorneys to help crack down on human smugglers.

It is a bill we intend to consider.

It is a push by bankruptcy opponents to try and delay the implementation, more so than a good-faith effort to help Katrina victims.