Mike Rogers: “Mr. Speaker, I too want to recognize and thank my colleague from Florida. He has been a real ally in this effort to make…”

“Mr. Speaker, I too want to recognize and thank my colleague from Florida. He has been a real ally in this effort to make sure that our Border Patrol have the resources they need and work in a very cordial and bipartisan way. I appreciate him. I do want to acknowledge his concern over Border Patrol officers. I share that. It is my hope that as soon as we can get this agent issue behind us that we can turn our attention to try to make sure that these officer ranks are swelled as well. But the thing that I want to most emphasize with my colleagues in the House is that with this legislation and with our circumstance on the border and the understaffing, time is of the essence; and so I urge my colleagues to favorably consider this legislation and vote 'aye.'”