Ron DeSantis

I think you are right to be concerned about it. We want to work with you to make sure that these States are working with ICE so that we are not letting dangerous people out.

I thank the witnesses for being here today and for their testimony.

A core attribute of sovereignty is maintaining control over national boundaries, yet for years we have witnessed the failure of the U.S. Government to secure our southern border.

There is immense cost to that goes with that.

I appreciate that. And if you can follow up with me about the dunes, we'd appreciate that very much.

I think it could be corrected, but obviously we need to get our ducks in a row.

If we were not funding anything, then I would just say we just stay out of it, but if we are going to be subsidizing these types of forums that are not infused with free speech values, then it becomes an issue.

I think legislators, ultimately, their first responsibility is to protect the rights of their constituent. So, I think it is time to intervene.

I would just say that I would echo my colleague on the other side about, you know, trying to drown out speech by just yelling people down.

part of the things that I have noticed about this debate is that there seems to be a declining support for First Amendment values amongst younger people.

If the budget proposal that was put forward by President Trump were to be enacted, estimates are that zero new grants would be funded next year by the NCI, zero new grants.

We have been on this committee years talking about Iran, talking about the Iran deal. We were told at the time this deal would help bring Iran into the community of nations, it would improve their behavior if we just let our boot off their…

I think this has been a phenomenal panel.

This is an epic failure, and it is really a testament to the failure of socialism, the failure of central planning, and the failure of having a repressive police state.

I am a supporter of missile defense and want to support our Eastern European allies.

We have asked, a number of us on the committee, for the President to make a change at the IRS to really bring in some new blood so we can start reforming the agency.

We would like to know on our committee if you can get us an answer.

I mean, how is that acceptable?

This is I think frustrating for us.

The news just broke this afternoon that two years after the fact the IRS has located almost 7,000 documents that are related to the targeting of conservative groups.

I support that. I wonder, though, would that require a change of statute, or does he think he can do that through the regulations?

It just has not actually done the job, and it has not met the obligations.

I think that, as government expands, we're going to continue to have these conflicts.

What is your basis for that?

What has been done to mitigate the potential damage to people whose files were compromised?