I have always advocated for smart borders, meaning you can check folks, you can check merchandise before it gets to the border.

At the same time, let me take the opportunity to thank all of the men and women in uniform who do protect our borders, who do protect our citizens, because you do a darn good job.

Unfortunately, it appears that neither the President of the United States nor his Senior White House aides seem to comprehend nor appreciate the important role of oversight in our Nation's system of checks and balances.

Vice Admiral Ray, you said something that really bothered me, and that is that you had intelligence on 500 events--500 events--and you did not have the assets to stop them from possibly reaching our shores.

I want to encourage you to continue to cooperate with the Mexican authorities because you notice when Mexican marines go in with U.S. leadership they do make a difference.

I represent Southern California. I am a father of four children. So to me, drugs and keeping that poison away from our children is top priority.

Independent, investigatory bodies, such as the OIG and GAO, are critical to keeping the Federal Government accountable to the American people.

We are looking at public policies today of taxing commerce with Mexico. You finally have a growing economy south of the border.

The big gaping wound is our American drug demand for those drugs; our American dollars being spent on those drugs.

Let's give them green cards.

The way this immigration Executive Order was presented, I believe, just backfired.