I am here today to address the subcommittee about our city's support of what is really a humanitarian mission.

I came to this country when I was 5 years old from Peru and under different circumstances.

We must ensure that children are not held at border facilities, which, honestly, are no place for children.

It breaks my heart that we have an immigration system today that is broken.

With additional resources and immigration reform efforts, we can prevent the need for these types of shelters, period.

I strongly support comprehensive immigration reform and lead a community that welcomes immigrants.

Central to any immigration reform effort needs to be a clear and fair pathway to citizenship for those who are undocumented in our country.

I am so proud that our community is stepping forward to help care for some of the vulnerable children arriving at the Southwest Border.

DREAMERS and those who have served in the military should go to the front of the line.

I think what we have found is that the kids that are arriving are just like any other children that you would see in our country or anywhere else.

This is a solution to a problem that doesn`t exist. It is designed to disenfranchise Kansans and make it more difficult for them to participate in the democratic process, not to stop voter fraud.

I have said the entire time that I have been in office that I`m willing to work with anybody if we`re talk about getting policy done that`s going to be good for the third district in Kansas, good for the state of Kansas and good for our…

I think it`s important to note that when the federal government used to interact with tribal governments it was through the Department of War.

Having Congresswoman Haaland -- Secretary Haaland there is -- I`m definitely missing her out of the House -- having her there is historic and for so many different reasons.

I thank my colleagues who worked diligently to enhance the legislation that we are considering on the floor here this morning. I commend them for the work they put into this effort. I have an amendment that has been included in a vote we…

I want to leave this environment cleaner, healthier and safer than I found it, as do all of us in the room.

This may be the most significant legislation that comes out of this body this year.

If I have the opportunity to be confirmed, I will join Secretary Vilsack and members of the industry, corn industry and others, in fully supporting the use of biofuels and bioenergy to reach important climate change goals.