It is with steadfast commitment that I stand before you today, knowing that there can be no appeasement or reasoning with this evil.

My Democrat colleagues have said it is a waste of time to look into cartel crime.

It is virtually impossible to cross the Southwest Border without first paying the cartels.

We will not stop until we get to the bottom of it and the problem gets fixed, period.

I am telling you with everything I am, if we do not designate these cartels as foreign terrorist organizations...

The mass migration is secondary to the policies of this administration, period.

The drug cartels will continue to take advantage of it, just like Merrick Garland said.

We do need some extreme solutions. We need to coordinate with Mexico. We need to get it right.

They will end when this administration starts fixing the problem.

AI is really grabbing some headlines, and over the past few months, Tennesseans have been watching the Senate as we go about having hearings and deciding how to handle this emerging technology. This technology has broken boundaries in ways…

Their words, not ours. Cartels purposely overwhelm Border Patrol agents with illegal crossers in one area as a distraction.

My top priority as Ranking Member is to work with my colleagues to conduct rigorous oversight, strengthen U.S. financial markets, and ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly.

There seems to be this attitude that any merger is bad, and I have found that so interesting because they're not all bad.

May I inquire as to how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 1 minute remaining.

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I believe in freedom. I believe in liberty. I believe in the right for a country to defend itself. I also believe in accountability. These are taxpayer dollars being used overseas. We have an authority, and we have a responsibility as…

While Members of Congress have diverse views on the conflict in Ukraine and the appropriate role of the United States, which we have talked about a lot when considering this bill, I hope we can broadly agree that Congress must exercise its…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Tennessee will be postponed. The Acting CHAIR. The Chair understands that amendment No. 26…