Jose Luis Correa

Human trafficking is a multibillion-dollar industry. Transnational criminal organizations, or TCOs, are preying on vulnerable individuals to make a dollar.

I applaud the work the Antitrust Division has done to help American consumers and I agree with your goals, but I caution the Division that in following its mission to stamp out antitrust violations, it needs to be careful not to…

We may disagree on how to get the job done, but I think we all kind-of agree on the objective, which is stop these criminal organizations.

I commend the Biden administration, Secretary Mayorkas, and DHS for building one of the strongest anti-human trafficking responses in the world.

This is not a U.S. problem. This is a global problem.

Today I rise to honor the extraordinary career of Jerry Patterson, a lawyer, educator, and former U.S. Congressman who dedicated his life to public service. As a UCLA alumnus just like myself, Mr. Patterson served Santa Ana as a city…

Today I rise to honor the life of my good friend Bishop Emeritus Tod Brown, who recently passed away at the age of 86. Bishop Brown led our diocese for 14 years in a community that is now 50 percent Roman Catholic. Under his leadership…

Today, I rise in honor of UCLA's Chancellor Gene Block to thank him for 17 years of leadership at America's premier public institution of education, UCLA. Since 2007, Chancellor Block has increased accessibility and diversity, grown…

And I say to my colleague on the other side of the aisle, who is absolutely correct, we need those forces at our border. I am just pointing out that we know most of the drugs, narcotics, fentanyl, come across the ports of entry. Why not…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 13, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $496,260,000) (increased by…

I say to you, if you want to reduce fentanyl on our streets, I ask you to vote for this amendment. This amendment No. 13 simply allows CBP to hire additional CBP officers at our ports of entry in addition to new CBP Border Patrol agents…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 19 Offered by Mr. Grothman The Acting CHAIR. It…

Again, I think all of us recognize the challenges we have at our border. What I am merely doing is presenting this amendment, amendment No. 13, in response to what I have seen at our ports of entry, which is: They need more personnel, and…

For the United States, I hate to say this, but we only pay attention when we see smoke, and by then the fire is raging out of control.

But look at it this way. If you gave them a work permit, could New York use 40,000 or 50,000 workers right away?

Mexico is now our biggest trading partner.

Today, I rise to celebrate the 45th anniversary of El Pachuco Zoot Suits stores in Fullerton, California. El Pachuco is a very important cornerstone of our community in Orange County. Phyllis Estrella first heard the word ``Pachuco'' in…

All gave some and some made the ultimate sacrifice. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor The American Legion volunteer Madelene Macias and her three brothers, Jack Lopez, Clyde Lopez, and Manuel Macias. All of Madelene's brothers served…

I claim the time in opposition, although I am not opposed. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from California is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I also rise in strong support of the Bergman- Correa amendment. This amendment will push the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the VA, to carry our large-scale studies into drugs like psilocybin, MDMA, and others which have been…

If I may read, total Southwest Border encounters in June, including individuals who presented at ports of entry with or without CBP One appointments were down 30 percent to 144,000.

Mexico is now our largest trading partner in the world. We are going to depend on each other for economic success.

There is a lack of effort in Mexico right now. They put a lot of pretty paint on the wall.

border security does not end or begin at the border.

Today I rise to celebrate the service of Francisco Sandoval, a Fullerton educator honored as one of Orange County's Teachers of the Year. Francisco began teaching at the Orangethorpe Elementary School over 10 years ago, where his students…