I really appreciate all the work that law enforcement officers do. The last thing I want to do is cut law enforcement support. Trust me.

Thank you again, and members.

Most of the drugs that we have coming in are coming through ports of entry.

The two last appropriation bills where we added $1.4 billion to CBP, every single person on the other side of the aisle, except for two that are still in Congress, voted no for that extra money.

I would ask you to please look at title 8, expedited removal, when they are under custody under DHS.

this should be at the border.

if Congress would do its job and pass the Senate bill, that I think is the first time since 1996 that we actually make some changes.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I congratulate you on the new role as chairman of this subcommittee and welcome and look forward to working with you in a bipartisan way.

I just want to add, when I said CBP, I meant DHS custody, would mean CBP and, of course, ICE.

This is the most serious threat to our Nation that I have seen in more than 30 years in the U.S. Government.

So it sounds like the backlog is going to remain?

I always say I don't go visit the border, I live at the border.

I look forward to discussing with you the present fiscal year 2025 budget request.

Furthermore, I would argue that we are already at war on our southern border against the cartels because they are killing wartime numbers of Americans, 200 a day from fentanyl poisonings.

FEMA's mission has always been to help solve some of our nation's toughest problems, regardless of the cause of those problems.

This last appropriation bill, the current one, we have enacted funding for 2024 an additional $570 million.

How much money goes into Florida? Nothing against Florida, but again it is--you understand where I am coming from.

DACA recipients make immeasurable contributions to our communities--paying billions in Federal and State taxes each year.