I encourage my colleagues that when the next opportunity comes to fund the Department, let's listen to the men and women who work in the Department who say they need the resources, and let's give it to them.

Before we begin today's hearing, I want to address misinformation my Republican colleagues are spreading, falsely alleging that Secretary Mayorkas is refusing to testify before this committee.

Unfortunately it often takes tragic events to bring us all together. Last week, a tornado ripped through Cottonwood, Alabama, and it basically destroyed the entire town of about 1,200 people. This weekend, I had the opportunity to visit…

We do not need more laws. We need a President of the United States and a Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security who enforce the laws of this country.

It's far easier to demand impeachment. Instead of engaging in a good-faith effort to improve homeland security, House Republicans are more interested in giving interviews to FOX News.

Both undocumented and documented immigrants are much less likely to commit crimes or be incarcerated than native-born American citizens.

Impeaching Secretary Mayorkas would do nothing to prevent other families from suffering similar tragedies.

Instead of wasting more time on a baseless impeachment, we should get back to the work of passing bills that will actually help solve problems.

Secretary Mayorkas is carrying out his duties faithfully.

Secretary Mayorkas is a public servant charged with enforcing the laws of the United States, which include drug interdiction at borders.

These problems are not new. They will require serious policy making, not an impeachment vote that will do nothing but undermine our Constitutional system.

While the do-nothing extreme MAGA Republican majority wastes the time of the Committee on Homeland Security with a phony, baseless impeachment ``investigation,'' they occupy the House floor with a symbolic resolution equally as false. Put…

Secretary Mayorkas has not committed 'Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors'--the United States Constitution's standard; for an impeachment.

I compliment the gentlelady from Nevada...

I call your attention to House rules that you have referenced my comments, that they were despicable. That is against House rules.

I believe that a person who willfully chooses not to carry out their duties is more impeachable.

It is hard to ignore the fact that the Senate is having bipartisan negotiations on the behalf of the Democrats and the Republicans to try and pass a bill or put together a bill that would address these issues.

I believe that Secretary Mayorkas has lied to Congress.