"I would rather see those resources go toward stopping forced labor materials from coming into our country, interdicting those drugs."
"I think it is a misdirection of priorities to send that much future taxpayer funding, again, to what we consider a manmade crisis at the southern border."
"One of my top concerns with the crisis we are seeing at our southern border is that we know that individuals on the terror watch list, sex offenders, some of these transnational gang members, drug tra..."
"I see this as a complete failure. What will it take?"
"We have to control this mass flow of illicit drugs through our systems, and I think some of it is on increasing penalties for traffickers in our homeland."
"When the Chief of the Border Patrol is telling us that the border is not secure and that men and women at the border feel disrespected by the policies of this administration, it is very clear to me, s..."
"So when you are coming to us and saying you need more Border Patrol agents, the policies of this administration have truly affected retention for CBP."
"I think it would certainly help if we didn't have defund-the-police rhetoric around the country as well, because law enforcement is struggling."
"Is this what CBP is telling you they need to be able to secure the border and provide that operational security?"
"Your budget request, I believe you have $77.4 million for border management staffing."
"I think consistency is the biggest challenge here, right. We want to make sure that every veteran can count on the same process, no matter what airport they are flying through."