We have surged Customs and Border Patrol. We have surged our intelligence and law enforcement capacity to do those initial checks.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And, Mr. Secretary, once again, I want to reiterate our thanks as a committee for your appearing before us.
There is nothing that China would have liked more than for us to have reupped the war in Afghanistan.
I will not ask you to guarantee a commitment that you will get everyone out. Nobody can make that promise.
I would hope that the men and women on this committee, Democrat, Republican, as well as everyone in the House and Senate overwhelmingly supp...
I agree with President Biden's decision to withdraw. I think most of the American public agrees with that decision.
We will use every resource that we can in a difficult situation, in a challenging security situation on the ground to do the best job possib...
The alternative, should we choose to stay, was for the Taliban to resume attacks.
I have spent more time in Brussels, either in person or virtually, than in any other place since I have been on this job.
I heard a lot of gratitude from allies and partners about the work that our folks did.
This is about the values that bring us together in the transatlantic.