"I think that is what we all appreciate here, and we have talked about it with Secretary Buttigieg."
"I applaud NJ Transit for ensuring that our constituents remain connected to essential resources and preventing gaps in service."
"We do not have any free trade agreements being promoted in the region. We have a behemoth of an economic challenge with China in this region."
"The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act has been a critical investment for infrastructure across the country."
"You and everyone at DHS works every single day to keep this country and all of us protected."
"I wholeheartedly disagree with that. Chairman McCaul said you have made this country much more dangerous. I disagree with that."
"I want to commend you and the dedicated public servants at DHS who stop more fentanyl and have arrested more drug traffickers in the last 2 fiscal years than the previous 5 combined."
"The President requested the emergency supplemental funds for DHS in October of last year."
"Thank you for clarifying that point."
"Without market access I think that we are going to be at a competitive disadvantage with China."
"So is it also fair to say that since China is the economic force within that region that we are challenged in terms of our own national interests in meeting that economic force with one that can compe..."