Carlos Gimenez

I have encountered them when I have made trips to the border.

It is lawful for people to ask for asylum. That is lawful.

I am on a mission of mercy because of immigration laws and a need for comprehensive immigration reform.

The border is about as secure as it can be given the laws that we have.

I appreciate President Biden. He inherited a tough, tough job, a tough position.

Have we done anything with the government of Mexico, warned them, et cetera, that they need to step up their war against these cartels?

Would you consider that to be a terrorist act?

I want to echo the thoughts of some of my colleagues that Mr. Katko--I know he is gone--but certainly a great Ranking Member and the way that this committee has conducted its business in a bipartisan manner, that is to be commended.

When our Nation loses faith in law enforcement, that is a terrible thing.

I have to say I am concerned about the overall state of the Bureau and increasingly partisan perception, right or wrong, of the Bureau.

We may often disagree, and sometimes even strongly, Mr.

I commend you for the time that you have been Chairman and the way you have conducted yourself.

We can deal with the situations that include Mr. Jaime Avalos Rosales.

I hereby remove my name as a cosponsor of H.R. 8525. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Courtney). The gentleman's request is accepted. ____________________

Thank you, Congressman Hill for taking the time to put together this special order. From Arkansas to South Florida, every hardworking American is facing the same dilemma under Biden's presidency. Look, we all know the facts. Record high…

Pardon me if I get a little emotional, this is actually personal for me since I was actually born in Cuba. Mr. Chair, I rise to oppose Congresswoman Tlaib's FSGG amendment to exempt current prohibitions against U.S. assistance to Cuba. It…

Is the Biden administration actively pursuing high energy prices in order to force Americans into electric vehicles?

I want you to look into my eyes. I guarantee you, we are going to end fossil fuel.

I think, that is what I heard you say. You are saying the more pain that we----

It may be OK for people that may be single or not attached, but people who have families, that is a really tough thing.

This is something that I learned a long time ago when I was a fire chief before I was a mayor, and the firefighters always wanted a certain kind of fire truck.

We need to acquire stuff, we need to acquire equipment much quicker than we are doing right now because our adversaries are doing it much quicker than we are doing.

The Coast Guard has an increasingly complex, difficult mission and faces a number of critical homeland security challenges.

It is critical that you also recognize the growing strategic importance of the Arctic to U.S. interests.

I work closely with Admiral Karl Shultz and his initiatives to strengthen the service and look forward to doing the same with Admiral Fagan.