"It is vitally important, as you and other Members of this committee know who have championed this imperative, public-private partnership is the bedrock, the foundation of the cybersecurity ecosystem."
"I want to work in a bipartisan way to address the need to enhance our border security."
"We remain committed to enhancing the security of our border every single day."
"our message has been clear that the border is in fact not open"
"So the migration was planned well before January 2021. I think the facts will be disclosed. And we will address the facts as they are learned or continued to be learned. And we`ll learn from it and do..."
"We cannot do this alone. DHS is a department of partnerships. I look forward to working with this committee to carry out our wide-ranging mission on behalf of the American people."
"We inherited a broken and dismantled system that is already under strain. It is not built to manage the current levels and types of migratory flows. Only Congress can fix this."
"The Department does not combat speech. The Department is involved in protecting the homeland, in protecting the security of the homeland."
"DHS is going to be the truth police. That is the farthest thing from the truth."
"the immigration system is broken"
"The challenge of migration that the United States is experiencing is not exclusive to the United States, and in fact it is not exclusive to even the Western Hemisphere."
"I commit to you to oversee the timeframe to make sure that that bridge is delivered in the fashion that you've identified as needed."