It is simply unconscionable that some would try to bring back the Trump administration's inhumane policy of returning vulnerable children back to the dangerous conditions they fled.

This challenge is not new. We have seen increased arrivals of unaccompanied children and others at the U.S.-Mexico border.

When there was a surge of families and children at the border in 2018, President Trump tore children from their parents.

We also do not have to sacrifice border security to treat vulnerable unaccompanied children with basic decency. We can do both.

Can people be safe outside the United States? I understand we may not return them to their country of origin.

Ms. Ries, you are entirely correct; much of the surge we are seeing today is coming from our Northern Triangle countries.

This is not something that we can turn a blind eye to, and we must begin to address the root causes.

I think we are going to see some very good things.

I appreciate the gentlewoman allowing me to talk about my friend, Alcee Hastings. Madam Speaker, Alcee Hastings to a lot of us, is what we call a Renaissance man. When you knew Alcee, you knew somebody who knew exactly what he was talking…

What do you think about requiring passengers to undergo temperature checks at airports? Is this a good idea, Dr. Marcus, and is it a science-based approach?

Last year as the pandemic was taking hold, I had the opportunity to help create the Payroll Support Program in the CARES Act.

Some day the mask requirement needs to end, and can you give us any guidance on what metrics might be used to make that decision?

The Treasury Department later concluded PSP preserved over 700,000 aviation jobs, preventing the loss of air service for millions of Americans.

It really speaks to the evolving science in this crisis. We're learning as we're going.

We want to make this crisis end as soon as possible.

Inspectors general must not shy away from the politically sensitive topics or allow political considerations to affect their work.

This is an important topic and an excellent panel.

Since mid-January we have seen a surge of immigrants coming into the country along our southwest border. The numbers are staggering, and the situation along the border continues to deteriorate daily. In March, over 172,000 individuals were…