"I look forward to a frank conversation on CBP's use of facial recognition technology and how Congress can conduct meaningful oversight."
"We must do more to protect American lives."
"The past few years have weighed heavily on the American people."
"I am grateful to see this administration tackling the challenge head-on."
"migrants seeking asylum are not responsible for the vast majority of drugs arriving in our communities."
"Tackling the drug crisis is one of our most pressing National security, law enforcement, and public health challenges."
"The opioid crisis in the United States claims more lives each year than firearms, suicide, homicide, or motor vehicle crashes."
"Failure at the border looks like when kids were dying under the prior administration, failure looks like when kids and women and children are being raped because of this inhumane process of policy, of..."
"Title 42 is harming migrants, including those who are most vulnerable."
"I would like to remind the committee that applying for asylum is legal under U.S. and international law."
"Ukrainians should be allowed to enter the United States and seek humanitarian protection. But so should Haitians and Hondurans and Guatemalans, Africans, and others fleeing violence."