Eric Swalwell

I want to thank you for doing that because it is not easy.

It is a horrible situation, and it is one that breaks your heart when you see the children.

The reason people are coming is because the border has not been secured.

I came here not looking for placing blame but looking for solutions, and at that facility this morning I saw children, and I saw mothers holding their children.

Thank you, Chairman.

I think what has happened is the abject failure of the Federal Government to do its responsibility...

The responsibility to secure the border is the Federal Government's, not the State of Texas', not the County of Hidalgo.

Mr. Secretary, you would agree that this crisis and the attention that your Border Patrol Agents has had to give to these children has diverted away from their attention to securing the rest of our Southern Border?

Would you agree that because we have a broken immigration system, because there is great uncertainty about our immigration system, that in this chaos, this crisis with unaccompanied minor children has occurred?

Would you agree that we have a broken immigration system in the United States?

Mr. Swalwell. And, Dr. Roe, speaking of Europe or Asia, if DESI is funded and moves forward as a project...

I commend you for rising to this challenge so that Members of Congress, without particle physics degrees, don't have to make these decisions without your guidance.

I believe the end result is a very strong product, and I want to thank Dr. Ritz for his leadership of the P5, as well as the entire P5 team for their efforts.

Thank you Chairman Lummis for holding this hearing, and I also want to thank this excellent panel of witnesses for their testimony and for being here today.

And also if we can't proceed with DESI, it would send a negative message to our many collaborators from 10 countries...

Thank you, Chair. And thank you to the witnesses and, Dr. Lockyer, thank you for telling me about Fermilab.

However, as amazing as these developments may be and as much as we would like to continue to push the frontiers of science, we are also forced to keep in mind our current fiscally constrained environment.

We are here today to discuss the recently released P5 report, which lays out a vision for particle physics in the United States over the next decade.

I am especially pleased to see northern California so well represented at the panel.

Thank you, Chairman Lummis, for holding this hearing.

I claim the time in opposition on behalf of the ranking member. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

I also as my colleagues have noted stand with Boston and commend you for your work.

100 percent of the time?

But is every purchase within the United States to travel outside the United States or every purchase outside the United States to travel into the United States checked against the database at the point of purchase or is it checked closer…

I think President Obama certainly in the Beyond the Border action plan with Prime Minister Harper and with Canada recognizes perimeter security as a critical issue.