Reforms to our complex and dysfunctional immigration system should not in any way favor those who came here illegally over the millions of applicants who seek to come here lawfully. Additionally, the framework carves out a special exception for agricultural workers that has little justification.

These guidelines contemplate a policy that will grant special benefits to illegal immigrants based on their unlawful presence in the country.

The USA Freedom Act does not propose that we abandon any and all efforts to analyze telephone data, what we're talking about here is a program that currently contemplates the collection of all data just as a routine matter and the aggregation of all that data in one database. That causes concerns for a lot of people... There's a lot of potential for abuse.

I think I was about 30 before I realized that not every family talks about the presentment clause on a regular basis.

Yes. That's exactly what I'm saying and I've been saying this for six months.

That's why we have senators and members of congress from every state. That's why we have elections. Because the people speak and there are different viewpoints out there. It doesn't mean just because we're members of one party or another, doesn't mean that we behave monolithically. It means that we will express our view points.

The conservative candidate who ignores moderates is as misguided as the moderate candidate who ignores conservatives.