"I think it is important to remember that we have been diversifying our military for decades and so this has been a priority of the United States."
"Obviously, if we support our men and women in uniform rather than actually trying to score political points, we might actually make some progress on this issue."
"We should also be very clear, and I think everyone can agree here as part of this committee, that our military is still the strongest in the world."
"I think we can all agree that our national security and protecting our great nation and the lives and safety of Americans is incredibly important and remains very strong today."
"Now, our military is drawn from our incredible people, reflects our ideals and its diversity."
"I also want to address this idea that it has been said over and over again that the military is being used by the woke left for some sort of social engineering agenda."
"Congress, particularly House Democrats, has also fought for more resources for agencies like the Coast Guard."
"We won't solve this issue with only just more patrols. There has to be an orderly process around asylum and around immigration."
"I want to just let you all know that... coming by water to seek asylum is also a symptom of a broken immigration system."
"the shameful attack on trans kids and families that we saw that happened earlier today."
"the only folks that should be making any decision about trans-inclusive healthcare, gender-affirming care, should be directly doctors or healthcare professionals to those employees."