It is absolutely vital that we work with our colleagues on the Appropriations Committee to finish what we started and fully annualize these pay increases and safeguards for workplace rights for all TSA workers.

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, with all the challenges our Nation faces today, why are we relitigating the ex-President's first impeachment from 2019? After a similar resolution failed last week, why are…

We cannot go back on a promise to the hardworking men and women of TSA.

Unfortunately, just this week, Republicans on the Appropriations Committee have advanced a fiscal year 2024 appropriations bill that would eliminate funding for this important program.

It was committee Democrats' understanding that the purpose of this hearing is to discuss foreign malign influence in Latin America and how the actions of our geopolitical adversaries in the region impact U.S. interests and homeland…

It is also alarming that some House Republicans are calling for significant cuts to USAID, State Department, and Commerce Department budgets that are crucial to building American influence in Latin America.

It is high time that this committee start doing oversight of pressing issues, like foreign malign influence in Latin America and how the actions of China, Russia, and others in our backyard undermine U.S. interests and democracy at large.

I rise to extend a warm welcome to His Excellency Narendra Modi, the esteemed Prime Minister of the Republic of India. Next week, we will be honored to have him address a joint meeting of Congress underscoring the significance of the…

Americans have gotten used to political theater from Congressional Republicans, but this hearing is a new low.

Secretary Mayorkas has done nothing contrary to his boss.

So Title 42 caused terrible harm to asylum seekers, which you saw first-hand on your visits to the border.

You don't impeach a Cabinet Secretary because you don't like their policies and you certainly don't impeach a Cabinet Secretary to appease extreme members of your political party.

Republicans have constantly falsely accused Secretary Mayorkas of being derelict in his duty to secure the border.

The truth is, the last administration dismantled our lawful immigration system to the point where it could barely function.

They can't stand that these policies have been effective.

The Remain in Mexico program was horrible because I went and visited the squalor that the people were sitting in.

It is shameful and it is fueling the cartels' violence, which only exacerbates the problems we face here at home.

My hope for today's hearing... is that we begin a discussion on how we in Congress can support the U.S. Government's efforts to stifle cartel activity.