I am glad to be holding this hearing to examine threats posed by transnational criminal organizations to the U.S. homeland.

This bill would go back to honoring that treaty and returning that land.

It's coming from wildfires. They're coming from Canada. They relate to combustibility that we've talked about already in forests.

Streamlining asylum processing and allowing migrants to apply for legal protection before they get to our border is smart policy.

I support those things. They don't. Fine. Leave that conversation for another day.

I am glad that we are having this hearing to examine threats posed by Transnational Criminal Organizations to the U.S. homeland.

There are solutions here. They don't need to be partisan solutions.

I would close by asking unanimous consent that we put into the record the report that was done by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission during the Trump administration.

We cannot allow these criminal networks to operate with impunity and endanger our homeland security and public safety.

the reality is that because these TCO treats emanate from outside our border, because the violence, the taking advantage of people who are fleeing poverty, fleeing persecution all originates or primarily originates in Central, South…

It is disappointing, I think, that my colleagues across the aisle are so eager to overturn anything the Biden administration does that they do it before they even see it.

I think it is important that everyone in this Congress understand the importance of staffing for your agency so that you can do this work.

Like so many of these decisions that undo precedent and advantage corporations over regular people, this one was heavily populated with front group amici.

I think that kind of behavior sends a very strong message about how predictable this Court is and why.

I don't know that there's a better Chairman and Ranking Member to breathe a little life into immigration reform here.

I have called for the Department to finalize the rule, including a letter I sent in March of 2022.

Private markets are notoriously opaque. Unlike other financial institutions, private equity funds and hedge funds are exempt from requirements to maintain anti-money laundering programs.

I think there are profound national security implications.