We asked our State and local partners, 'If you want to get the Byrne law enforcement grant'--we asked them to do two things.

It's been done very frequently in history.

We believe that every dollar that we can properly expend at the point of the spear effectively carrying out the taxpayer desire rather than feeding a bureaucracy is good for America.

Our budget would eliminate that procedure. It's something I've opposed, but it's stuck.

A plan that will end the illegality along with some relief for the DACA young people is possible.

This is the biggest breach of that relationship I've seen in my 40 years of law enforcement.

I cannot agree to that. I cannot accept having our officers placed at that kind of risk.

I think this is doable, but it cannot be done if we haven't fixed the illegal immigration flow.

I think that's where we are. It can help us in determining a number of issues, particularly in our Civil Rights Division.

The President reached a bipartisan solution, I understand, to spend 6 billion additional dollars on the opioid crisis.

It's painful for me not to see the money go out, particularly to the people who want to help us and work with us every day.

I do agree with you that it is a very difficult situation, and Alaska has a particularly unusual situation without having specific Tribal lands that receive specific funds from the Government.

This committee is going to do its work.

I am honoring the recusal in every case, in every matter that comes before the Department of Justice.

Well, it is popular with this subcommittee, and popular with the Congress.

I believe it's something that would be good, be efficient, and a smart realignment of resources.

I think the--we're working to improve the ATF process by which firearms and their serial numbers are noted.

I believe we can be able to do the grant program at certainly no more expense than currently exists, and maybe better, with our deep experience in grant making in the Department of Justice.