"Do you agree with your expert Custom and Patrol Border Chief Raul Ortiz, who said before this committee last month that he disagreed with Biden's decision to shut down construction of that 250 miles o..."
"It is usurping Article 1, Section 1 that says that all legislative powers be vested to the Congress, not by Executive Order, letting the President undermine Congress."
"You were Secretary under Obama when 150 miles of border wall was built. You were Secretary of Department of Homeland Security."
"These cartels have gained complete control of the Southwest Border and a significant portion of the U.S. drug market."
"The Army missed their recruiting goal by over 15,000 soldiers last year."
"The President's budget cuts Army procurement, slashing combat vehicle acquisition by 16 percent and new aircrafts by 22 percent."
"It is clear the Army is yet again the bill payer for the Pentagon."
"over the last 2 years, Americans have watched as this administration has rolled back successful border policies, instead choosing chaos at the Southern Border."
"Under the previous administration, President Trump, it is a fact our borders were much more secure."
"It is for this reason that I am serving as the Democratic lead sponsor on the Carbon Capture and Utilization Parity Act this Congress."
"Cartels are taking advantage of our open borders to smuggle humans and drugs into our country at an alarming rate."
"This budget is baffling, to say the least. It proves that returning illegal aliens immediately, rather than turning them loose in America, is telling."
"The CCP's extraordinary military buildup is certainly concerning."
"In North Korea, we have a madman who would rather build an illegal nuclear arsenal than feed his starving people."
"What is most alarming is the increasingly provocative actions President Xi has taken in recent years."
"The Indo-Pacific is home to the greatest threat we have faced in generations."
"I am proud that the Biden Administration has taken decisive action."
"Ensuring our trade initiatives do not exploit workers globally and ensuring U.S. workers benefit from our country's trade initiatives must be at the forefront of policymakers' decisions."
