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.

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

Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 173. ____________________

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 160. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it.

Over the past 60 years, the United States has seen a steady decline in hurricane landfalls.

Investment in infrastructure is a realistic response to the impact of natural events.

We, as a government entity, at the local, State, and Federal level, have failed the American citizenry regarding the impact of disasters.

I will not criticize my colleague from New York for her enthusiasm and her creativity regarding the Green New Deal. I shall just suggest that it would be very bad legislation and it would impact Americans we are sworn to serve.

The oil and gas industry has invested proactively.

Gentlemen, you all have struck me as an excellent cross-section of reflective of the very best of American intellect.

We should not call for radical proposals that end fossil fuel. We should be working internationally to bring American industry, ingenuity and standards to other countries.