Tony Cardenas actually said...

"I'm blessed to be a United States citizen, but equally blessed to be a United States Congressman representing the community that I was born and raised in."

"I also want to thank all of you for being here today as witnesses to inform us of what is going on in this part of our country."

"most of the fentanyl and other drugs that come through our borders actually come through ports of entry."

"If we didn't have a market, these drugs wouldn't be on the streets of our country."