I think Mr. Homan said it best. Our country is upside down.

I am sure that is coincidental, of course.

Madam Chair, I want to thank you for hosting this important hearing, and also for your leadership with respect to the Dignity in Detention Act that you have introduced that I am proud to be a co-sponsor of.

It is a sad state of affairs in our country that we are at this place.

I include in the Record a list of supporters for the SAFE Banking Act from a broad coalition, including the National Association of Attorneys General, including 38 State attorneys general, 20 State Governors, and 18 State banking…

I want to say to you that you are just as American as anyone else here in this room.

These facilities, in my view, put profits for shareholders above the safety and the care of those in detention.

Thank God we have a President willing to take on this crisis.

Despite our concerns, DHS has yet to respond to our multiple letters on the topic.

It is also important recognize that ICE detention facilities are held to a high standard of custodial care to keep detainees safe and secure.

By detaining individuals who face criminal charges or who have been convicted of serious crimes, ICE ensures that they are not free to re-offend.

I want to thank you very much for having the courage to appear today and let you know that we grieve with you, as all Americans do, for the unnecessary death of your children.

Why not address the issue of mental health? Why not explore ways that school resource officers keep their schools and students across the country safe?

In my home county in Colorado, we have many illegal immigrants. And they are hardworking, they are nonviolent...

I find it very offensive that anybody would compare any Federal employee, frankly, to the Gestapo or running Nazi concentration camps.

ICE detention serves a necessary role in the enforcement of our Nation's immigration laws.

I commend the work being done by State and local law enforcement officers who recognize the important role that ICE detention plays.

An attempt by this Congress to restrict Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans in an effort to pay lip service to the idea of public safety or public health is, frankly, an affront to common sense.