ms. jackson-lee, for her five minutes of questions. >> madam chair, i think it is appropriate to thank you for your continuing persistence. we have been on this journey, i believe, for a long time. and in your leadership i think we can count, if you will, tens upon tens of hearings on this issue. to the gentleman who are gathered, thank you so very much for your presence here today. and i have to express, mayor bloomberg, a sense of pride having first started out my educational tenure at new york university for a brief period of time but certainly having the great affection for this city. but proudly now with the city of houston, expressing a great sense of pride in the greater houston partnership, their leadership and jeff moseley for frankly taking the lead. i will answer the question, congress should do something. lamar smith knows that we set together on this committee, myself as the ranking member. and lamar smith during that time as the chairman on the subcommittee on immigration. and frankly, we should have done something then. it is difficult to bark and have no teeth. and congress

ms. jackson-lee, for her five minutes of questions. >> madam chair, i think it is appropriate to thanyou for your continuing persistence. we have been on this journey, i believe, for a long time. and in your leadership i think we can count, if you will, tens upon tens of hearings on this issue. to the gentleman who are gathered, thank you so very much for your presence here today. and i have to express, mayor bloomberg, a sense of pride having first started out my educational tenure at new york university for a brief period of time but certainly having the great affection for this city. but proudly now with the city of houston, expressing a great sense of pride in the greater houston partnership, their leadership and jeff moseley for frankly taking the lead. i will answer the question, congress should do something. lamar smith knows that we set together on this committee, myself as the ranking member. and lamar smithuring that time as the chairman on the subcommittee on immigration. and frankly, we should have done something then. it is difficult to bark and have no teeth. and congress h