"So does Congress have the authority to alter the status of the District through legislation?"
"Congress, in the Constitution, has been granted the exclusive authority in all matters whatsoever in this Federal city--in the District of Columbia."
"the issue really today comes down--there are several issues but at the end of the day we are dealing with a constitutional issue and therein a constitutional problem."
"I think the American people deserve to know how all this debacle began."
"And, look, we've got to address solutions, and the solutions are not open border policy."
"I've seen great, hardworking members of our CBP and others giving all they've got to do a job well."
"Look, we can address problems if we're willing to get to the root of the issues and address them."
"We are a compassionate country, and that goes for both sides of the aisle and the vast majority of people in this country."
"If the Democrats genuinely cared about the plight of migrants, of unaccompanied children, of sick immigrants and so forth, then let's come to the table and let's try to get solutions instead of the co..."
"This committee continues the same type of political posturing and attacks toward this administration regarding the border crisis, while at the same time doing absolutely nothing to address the problem..."
"The solutions are not open border policy."