I believe that the Rule of Law must be restored for the good of this country.

What is the plan for these 19,000 illegal immigrants and how are you planning to track them once they've been let into the country?

Mr. Secretary, in the past 5 years Congress has directly provided the Department of Homeland Security with billions of dollars for the construction of a border wall.

The chairman was correct earlier when he made the point that Biden administration's policy to withdraw from Afghanistan is following up on the previous administration's.

That system is a critical border security tool, which helps our Border Patrol agents safely and effectively maintain operational control of our southern border.

I don't doubt the commitment of the Biden administration against the terrorist threat and I would hope that they are committed, as all previous administrations have been, to taking the steps necessary and striking when we need to to…

The big difference is the previous administration's was conditions based. This is unconditional withdrawal.

I am of the opinion this should have been resolved before you announced you were leaving.

Many of my Democratic colleagues have sought to make it about politics and race.

Make no mistake, they will fight until they control that country again.

Since President Biden took office, your Department has impounded these funds, in direct violation of federal law.

I think it's really important, certainly, the Department of Defense but the State Department and whole of government really sort of moves that up on the priority list to go--to go forward to try and find a way to help the people who have…

Domestic violent extremists threaten the Rule of Law but so, too, does turning a blind eye to the flood of illegal immigration at our southern border.

The Rule of Law, the very foundation upon which America was built, is paramount to our future as Americans and the future of our democracy.

I have significant concerns about President Biden's decision.

It is an affront to this Committee and to Congress's power of the purse, but worse: it makes the work of our dedicated Border Patrol agents more difficult and more dangerous.

I think it's an affront to this committee and to a lot of us for Congress and to Congress's power of the purse.

President Biden promised unity to bring the country together during his inaugural address. I was there with my 26-year-old son Tucker. We listened together and hoped that President Biden would live up to his words. I assumed that when he…