It is refreshing to hear--the reason for calling the second panel is to get people who are on the ground, down on the border, who understand...
My intent is to help Mexico.
We are not happy with the fact that our border is not secure, because we know it can be secure, if the Federal Government commits sufficient...
Clearly, the numbers I submitted in my written testimony are accurate--18.9 percent referral rate for drug felonies, and we have 9.4 percent...
My view is, we ought to call them what they are. Their tactics are certainly like terrorists.
I agree with the Ranking Member, as well.
I want to thank all of you for your service. I want to thank you also for your suggestions.
I think Mr. Cuellar and I have talked about enhancing the best team operations to confiscate the southbound flow.
Many officials who are directly in the line of fire, such as Captain Bob Bullock of the Texas Rangers, disagree with the Secretary.
But it seems to me, if you are going to record crime statistics, you ought to be recording the things that they do best.
I would certainly like to see a large percentage... goes back into, to pay for these border security operations.
That is why Chairman King and I introduced H.R. 1270 designating the Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
We have failed the States, the Federal Government has.
it is a Constitutional obligation, not a political obligation, to protect the border.
This could be a game-changer in the war in Afghanistan.
a game-changer
It is frustrating beyond words to see the excruciatingly slow progress in employment growth.
We actually have 1.8 million fewer Americans working than before when all that money was spent.
