"We have nearly a billion dollars in dedicated funding to help Homeland Security agencies work with the Mexican Government."
"I am proud of the funding that we have put forward, but it is dependent upon having a willing partner"
"Beijing seeks to manipulate global supply chains, make other nations dependent on the PRC, and use that dependency to exert leverage over them."
"Last year, I led the effort to support Lithuania, which faced PRC-based trade retaliation for opening a Taiwan representative office."
"Beijing's bullying undermines U.S. national security and the international rules-based order."
"It just compels us, in this Congress, to do something about it."
"Unless you get at the root causes of unhappiness and isolation and loneliness, there is almost no amount of money that can make up for that inattention."
"We are spending more money today on mental health than ever before."
"There is a recent study that shows within 2 minutes of establishing a TikTok account, a teenager can be fed information glorifying suicide."
"Bill, there are some things we agree on, a lot of them, and a few that we disagree. Let's focus on that which we agree and leave the other for another day."
"I am so proud of this Congress and many on this Committee for passing the bipartisan Safer Communities Act."