I believe that we are involved in a crisis in this country. We have been through one. I think January 6 was a very difficult time and a crisis.

Do you believe that you would come under political pressure from leading Democrats on this committee who want you to arrest 500 more people?

I am disturbed that the Acting Chief of the U.S. Capitol Hill Police, who was in charge of intelligence, did not show today.

We need to take away children.

We need to take away children.

It hasn't been good, and the American people don't like the idea that we're separating families. We never really intended to do that.

I'm not going to unrecuse myself because I have a conflict, because I did--was involved in the campaign and knew some things, can't do it.

Yes, hopefully people will get the message.

I think we ought to clarify it one way or the other so the public is out there not breaking Federal law.

I see that the fact that no one was being prosecuted for this as a factor in a five-fold increase in four years in this kind of illegal immigration so, yes, hopefully people will get the message and come through the border at the port of…

What he decides to do over at the Justice Department will be independent of political considerations over at the White House.

I see the fact that no one was being prosecuted for this as a factor in a fivefold increase in four years in this count of illegal immigration. So, yes, hopefully people will get the message.

It hasn't been good. And the American people don't like the idea that we're separating families. We never really intended to do that.

If you cross the border unlawfully, even a first offense, then we're going to prosecute you.

It hasn't been good and the American people don't like the idea that we're separating families. We never really intended to do that.

In Nazi Germany, they were keeping the Jews from leaving the country. But this is a serious matter. We need to think it through, be rational and thoughtful about it.

Hopefully, people will get the message and come through the border, at the port of entry, and not break across the border unlawfully.

On Thursday Jeff Sessions cited the bible to justify separating immigrant children from their parents.

if people object to that citizenship status question, they should just not answer.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has already said he will make sure enough U.S. attorneys and judges are in place at the border to rule on the cases of this caravan.

I don't think that statement needs modifying, but it's obviously in context that the President of the United States clearly has a constitutional power to execute pardons.

Senator Shaheen, we intend to get that money out. Sooner is better than later.

We're excited about that. I will share to you, Chairman and Ranking Member, we are determined to use that money quickly.

Our budget would eliminate that procedure. It's something I've opposed, but it's stuck.