Mr. Secretary, you have done what I consider a good job at defending this administration given the constraints that you have to operate from in terms of resources.

They want a show, not solutions.

Many of these individuals are shamefully inspired by and scapegoated by Members of this Congress and by former President Trump.

The President's supplemental would provide us with vital resources needed to hire additional personnel across the spectrum of our work force that enforce the Southern Border and do so much more.

It is inexcusable that our Republican colleagues did not pass the final fiscal year 2024 funding for the Department for nearly 6 months.

Republicans have tried to starve DHS personnel of the resources needed to do their job.

This entire thing was a sham from the start.

You said that your department would continue to support charter schools, however, you are now asking for a $40 million decrease for Fiscal Year 2025.

Mississippi has consistently seen some of the poorest maternal health outcomes in the Nation, made worse by high rates of chronic disease and limited access to specialty care for many mothers.

The delivery of the first polar security cutter, originally planned for 2024 may now occur no earlier than 2028 due to delays.

The Coast Guard has missed its recruiting goals for the last 4 years.

The Coast Guard has missed its recruiting goals for the last 4 years.

The delivery of the first polar security cutter, originally planned for 2024 may now occur no earlier than 2028 due to delays.

I question whether that is realistic.

The Coast Guard has missed its recruiting goals for the last 4 years.

I mean, can we not hold them responsible for actually doing this?

But they are asking more for processing people, not for actually, the enforcement side.

time is running out. Time is running out for Vladimir Kara-Murza. I was just at an event across the street with Vladimir Kara-Murza's wife Evgenia and their children. It was a bipartisan meeting of House and Senate Members and interested…