"I think it is great to have you come in and testify about that today so the Congress can continue to not just fully fund it, but to look for opportunities to increase as opposed to reduce those grant opportunities."
"Mr. Secretary, it is just a yes or no question. Can I get a commitment from you that you will respond and provide information that we requested in the letter?"
"Mr. Secretary, you used to be a Member of Congress yourself. When you wrote a letter to a cabinet secretary, did you not expect the cabinet secretary to respond to your letter?"
"First, I want to thank Ranking Member Grijalva for bringing up the issue of the Department of the Interior being a good steward of taxpayer dollars."
"Sixty-nine percent of Californians strongly oppose new oil and gas drilling off our coast."
"This would be disastrous for the coastal economy and public health."
"During the trip the President said that the wall would stop and I quote, "99 percent of illegal entries across the border from Mexico.""
"If we are going to put more money, they need to help the human assets that we have to increase morale."
"The way I see this is we are really talking about the drug cartels, criminal aliens, hardened criminals who are responsible for violence at the border."
"I think it is key to hear from officers from the front lines and to learn about the dangers that we face daily."
"I believe the greatest threat, from what I have learned in my committee, is going to come through seaports and airports."