It is a travesty what is going on across this nation's southern border, a travesty.

There is nothing more impactful than politics. And the President knows that there is a real problem now.

This hardship is particularly egregious, because it is a direct consequence of the Federal Government's failure to honor promises and treaties made to tribes across this land.

Congressman, what are we going to do about the southern border? We have fentanyl issues. It is killing our people.

Thank you again for the opportunity to testify today, and thanks to Senators Cortez Masto and Bennet, who have led these legislative efforts to fix systemic challenges in Indian Country.

This is the first President in modern-day history not to meet with one sheriff in this country, and we call that insulting.

I think that widespread belief that Americans feel your companies are too focused on profits, it damages your credibility.

The status quo is completely unacceptable to me, and it should be unacceptable to every member of the United States Senate.

When access to clean and safe water, a human right, is being denied, this promise clearly has been betrayed.

Mayorkas did not commit a high crime or misdemeanor. I'm disappointed that tomorrow it will pass because we are setting new levels, low levels for these impeachments.

I thank my distinguished colleague and friend from Michigan for yielding. I also thank Chairman Westerman for his leadership and Ranking Member Grijalva for his support of this bill--my bill, the Drought Preparedness Act--and for being…

Tomorrow morning, we will have another vote. My guess is before noon tomorrow, we will have this vote. It will pass.

It is always a mistake to try to impeach a president or a cabinet official, or anybody else on a partisan party line vote.

The border is unacceptable and nobody on either side can argue that we should continue the status quo.

Jim Lankford is a good friend of mine and I am really sad that he has to go through this.

I think it's irresponsible to say something is dead on arrival that you don't even know what's in it because it hasn't passed the Senate yet, yes.

It's absolutely important and making asylum more clear, that it is not for economic reasons, it is only because of a credible threat of harm that you can get asylum and that standard is raised in this bill, it should be raised and…

I am fine with an improved immigration process. We need to fix our legal immigration process, so those folks who are -- who want to come to this country, to improve their economic status, give their kids a better chance at life and they…