"I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your support for the work of the Committee on this project with me."
"I really believe that this is a good resolution. This is actually a good policy for the United States in making a safe presence of the United States in the Pacific area."
"I think this is something both sides of the aisle should celebrate as we pass this resolution."
"Yes, and I actually was down there and saw migrants come across with three backpacks full of drugs."
"There is presently an acute and immediate need to conduct physical barriers and roads in the vicinity of the border of the United States in order to prevent unlawful entries into the United States."
"This Congress, the House Committee on Natural Resources has prioritized the work of renewing the COFAs."
"We have the opportunity to build on the success of our alliances and stand up together against the threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party."
"The intent behind this is to ensure greater engagement from these agencies and the U.S. Government in carrying out the COFA agreements."
"The caches of illegal weapons that have been found and how they are a threat to local residents just trying to live a good life."
"It is overwhelming to have these cartels. California, of course, being a border state, it is not going to slow down very much."
"I do want to again thank the witnesses for your valuable testimony and for the time that you spent here today."