I want to thank you for your incredible not just an understanding of, but commitment to, cooperative federalism.

The restoration of it is no small matter.

I have to say I think, though, of all of the accusations today, it was interesting after about 4 minutes of defending the swamp, one of their leaders said, 'So much for draining the swamp.'

I think the greatest sin that you have committed, if any, is that you have actually done what President Trump ran on.

I think I am not as angry at your agency as I am HHS.

Future VA Choice legislation must address the prioritization of Veteran care referrals via a mandated Right of First Refusal (ROFR) process.

the greatest sin that you have committed, if any, is that you have actually done what President Trump ran on, what he won on, and what he has commissioned you to do in finding some balance in both carrying out the mission of environmental…

I think our duty is a little more humanitarian than that.

We do not want you to be baby sitters. We do not want you to be foster parents.

The worst thing that happens in border protection is we have Border Patrol guards who carry guns changing diapers.

These are all of our children, and if we cannot figure out a high priority for protecting kids, we know these kids are at high risk for trafficking.

For you guys to come, in my opinion, fairly unprepared, with really no solutions makes me wonder if there is really a commitment to changing outcomes for kids.

It seems to be working against itself.

The irony is rich beyond rich with me.

We need to have a Center of Excellence for cybersecurity on all things that affect our national defense and our national security.

I just want to throw out an idea that I think would be helpful, and it goes to the kind of general theme of what I want to talk about here, and that is, there needs to be a Center of Excellence for cybersecurity.

the work that he is going to do is just as important as anyone who puts on a uniform and carries a gun.

I do not think there is any doubt about it, and I think that when we have dispersed jurisdictions, we have no accountability.