I strongly believe that, and I am going to continue doing everything I can to make sure we rise to the occasion and provide all the resources necessary to meet this moment.

Targeted funding must be accompanied by policy changes that ensure that our borders are secure.

Targeted funding must be accompanied by policy changes that ensure that our borders are secure.

Immigrants who have come to our country legally have contributed greatly to the fabric of our economy and our communities.

I strongly believe that, and I am going to continue doing everything I can to make sure we rise to the occasion and provide all the resources necessary to meet this moment.

I think that the facts speak for themselves on our border czar, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

My amendment prohibits any funding from being used by the Office of the Vice President for salaries and other expenses. Kamala Harris has been a failure as Vice President, from her inability to manage her team effectively, leading to high…

Not only has the failure to control the border led to unchecked migration, but also it has contributed to the illegal drug crisis.

I look forward to discussing with both Secretaries what is required to provide effective border security to stem the flood of illegal migrants and fentanyl into the United States.

The supplemental request includes funding to help strengthen enforcement, but it does not appear to include any policy reforms.

I am prepared to close. I am going to tell you something. I am a businessman. The one problem in this country is that southern border down there is wide open. We have folks flooding across that place. We have hot spots all over the world…

Immigrants who have come to our country legally have contributed greatly to the fabric of our economy and our communities.

We are working on the funding that you have requested, and I hope that we can work together to address some real concerns about the funding requests as well as the policy issues that I have mentioned.

An out-of-control border poses a real threat to our homeland and our people.

Think about that number. That means that there were nearly twice as many encounters at the Southwest border as there are people in the entire State of Maine.

What we heard was that 90 percent of fentanyl is seized at ports of entry. What that does not tell you is how much fentanyl is coming in through drones that the cartels use.

I look forward to discussing with both Secretaries what is required to provide effective border security to stem the flood of illegal migrants and fentanyl into the United States.