Clay Higgins

We must protect the American people. We wouldn't want to gouging, would we?

Thank you, Madam Chairwoman.

So, my concern is that this body looks beyond our actions and stays ahead of the curve of what can happen with the drug trade and the consumption of dangerous narcotics by our citizenry.

The Nation responded to this by restricting easy access to Lortab prescriptions and other opioid prescriptions, cracking down on doctor shops, et cetera, and this was largely effective.

A cultural crisis requires a cultural response, so let's talk about the genesis and the direction of this epidemic.

I believe we face a cultural crisis in our country, and one of the major impacts of that crisis is an opioid challenge.

This effort to defund border security is an attack on law enforcement.

There is a growing humanitarian, National security, and illegal immigration crisis at the Southwest Border.

Budgets for border security should be determined based upon the actual needs as expressed by the law enforcement professionals on the ground.

I encourage my colleagues to set aside their hatred for President Trump and work to address the crisis at the border.

And it is the height of hypocrisy from my colleague on the other side to talk about this is about election integrity.

What is happening now on the floor of the legislature is a shame.

It was, I think, hailed as a just major, major leap forward for our democracy.

How dare you wholesale remove people from rolls? How dare you do that? And it is not all right.

It is the height of hypocrisy from my colleague on the other side to talk about this is about election integrity.

I would never impugn Mrs. Miller's integrity, but I will criticize the tactics of your party in every state legislature that has seen the coloration of your electorate.

I think it's important, Mr. Chairman--and thank you for having this hearing--that we have honest conversations about an all-of-the-above energy policy for our country.

It's important... that we have honest conversations about an all-of-the-above energy policy for our country.

I believe that as Americans observe these hearings, they are getting home from work, and all of you arrived here by some method of fossil fuel.

We must address it head-on or it will continue to get worse.

This crisis is diminishing American safety, security, economic prosperity, and the integrity of our Southwest Border.

The crisis at our Southwest Border is worsening by the day and is the result of decades of Congressional inaction.

The crisis at our Southern Border is worsening by the day and is a result of decades of Congressional inaction, or inadequate action, and loopholes in our current laws.

The sovereignty of our Nation is at stake. We have to move forward with a cautious focus on what it is to maintain the America that we serve.

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