We are a Nation at risk, and our law enforcement is at risk.
The Southwest Border should not be a gateway for drug cartels, illegal guns, and a variety of other despicable activity.
I want to be clear that our national security is protected.
Because if our Southwest Border is at risk, the entire United States of America is at risk.
This is the time that we know we must be frugal, but we think we also need to make these public investments.
We want to be sure that this year, we invest $370 million in going after the sexual predators.
I believe in a more frugal Government.
We are a Nation of a rule of law. Therefore, we need to support an independent judiciary.
I think we have to come to closure on this, and I think the 2-week uncertainty and the death by a thousand cuts every 2 ...
I am going to stick to the 5-minute rule.
I am very concerned that, too often, our funding is considered discretionary.
I think you really bring an incredible body of knowledge on this.
I am very concerned that unless we have additional funding, that might be something that we will have to consider.
I worry about if this subcommittee has to take more, we would have to go to the Justice Department, the space program, i...
I believe we have four wars. We have Iraq. We have Afghanistan. We have the war at our very own border, the Southwest Bo...
What are the consequences of the continuing resolution to you--not to you, but to the Department of Justice?
We have already cut--or at least the Senate was willing--many in the Senate were willing to cut up to $50 billion.
Part of the reason there's been a slow growth is because they've been prosecuted, and they know the FBI will come after ...