That is so powerful. I thank the gentleman for sharing Christopher's story. I can't imagine how helpless that made him feel to stand at his casket, at his funeral, and to realize that we here in Congress have passed a lot of bills dealing…

It is a sobering time to be here because we are in the 24th day of a government shutdown, something that none of us wanted, and something that could be fixed very, very quickly. I am hopeful that it will. We have heard some speeches…

I love the analogy that the gentleman just shared about the Clemson game and going into a football game and how you have a ticket and there is a fence and you go through a point of entry and how the system works that way. It is common…

I thank the gentleman so much for his perspective, both as a doctor and as a military officer. His speaking of security means a lot. I think it is a good question. What number is it going to take? Are we really going to say: let's work…

I thank the gentleman. To the gentleman's point, a reminder that in 2006, 64 Democrats in the House joined the Republicans to pass the Secure Fence Act to build 700 miles of fencing along the border, including Barack Obama, Hillary…

Well said. This is so important. And we have a moment in time right now in the history of our country where we have had the government--part of it--shut down for 24 days, yet we have, like the gentleman said, all of these individuals…

I thank the gentleman so much for sharing those heartfelt words and those statistics. They really matter. I totally agree with the gentleman that our number one job is to keep America safe. The number one job is to keep America safe. That…

The gentleman makes some excellent remarks. The 300 deaths a day due to overdoses, the opioid crisis with 90 percent of the opioids coming across the southern border, that is why we have got to secure the border. I agree; we have a…

I thank the gentleman; he makes a great point about the safety of the individuals who are coming here. Because we have this open border, it is incentivizing people to make this very dangerous trek. Doctors Without Borders has reported that…

I appreciate the gentlewoman's comments tonight. It is a serious matter before us right now as a nation. That is why we are having this conversation tonight. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. LaMalfa), and I…

I unexpectedly had to return to my district this morning and was unable to attend the vote series. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 26, ``nay'' on rollcall No. 27, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 28, and ``yea'' on…

The gentleman has that law enforcement background that is so critical right here in Congress. That is why we are glad he is here and appreciate him sharing. I can't imagine what he has gone through so many times, having to go to somebody's…

The gentleman is right. We can do both. We are all committed to doing that. That is why we are here. We are working for the American public, and I believe we will get this done. Mr. Speaker, I yield to my colleague and good friend from…

I appreciate the conversation that we have had tonight, sharing with the American people the facts and the stories of some people in our district about why this is so important. General Leave

Well said. Well said. I thank the gentleman; that was great. Now, I yield to the gentleman from Texas, Representative Brian Babin. He is right there at the border. So what does the gentleman have to say?

Yes, we must act. Mr. Speaker, I would now like to invite my friend from Louisiana, Mike Johnson, to share what he is seeing down there in Louisiana, what his constituents are saying, and what his thoughts are. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the…

Thank you for coming and sharing. You made so many great points. And just the sheer number of people who are coming across, we just say those numbers, but I heard the other day, it is like 2,000 a day. In my district--I have a very rural…

I thank the gentlewoman for her excellent summation of what is important. It was so touching. I thank her for bringing the pictures of Arizonans who have lost their lives due to Congress' failure to build the wall and keep us safe. That is…