"So your standard is 100 miles from the border, okay? Most States 100 miles from the border is all the way across the State; 100 miles from El Paso is Midland."
"I am totally opposed to the closing of those stations, and law enforcement across our State is opposed to it, too."
"Congress has invested billions of dollars in CBP since September 11th, particularly in bolstering Border Patrol staffing to a record 21,370 agents."
"The American people are not going to fall for play on words anymore. They are going to want reality of border security."
"Our job is to get rid of that fear."
"I am going to get off on something kind of local. We see, once again, this administration is again proposing to close nine inland Border Patrol stations..."
"Basically, you just take the whole state of Texas and eliminate 100 miles from the border, because we have 1,200 miles of border."
"I have been working on the secret committee on the House side for almost 4 years trying to come up with solutions for immigration."
"This administration has consistently shortchanged--Air and Marine this year, the request supports only 62,000 flight hours, the lowest level yet."
"They want us to have an effective immigration system that begins with a secure border."
"It is a shame that we have to witness this, it is a shame that we have to lose American citizens injured and killed."