Thank you for yielding. I just came here to advance statements by our fellow freshmen and my neighbor from Rhode Island because here we are in a virtually empty Chamber, sitting here talking about jobs. Before I became a Member of…

I rise to oppose this rule. Americans are feeling pain at the pump. Rising gasoline prices--and they're rising, folks--it's going to cost the average person another $800 per year at the rate of these increases. That wipes out the tax…

I thank the gentleman. My friends on the other side of the aisle say they're for the all-of- the-above strategy when it comes to oil. Let's be clear. They support oil above all--above Medicare, above putting police on the streets, above…

Human rights concerns ought to weigh heavily in the choice of strategy and instruments in an anti-crime program in Mexico.

It should be a paramount responsibility and duty for us to bring to justice the terrible acts of people I would term criminals and thugs and murderers.

I wish to also thank Victor Avila, who was wounded during the same incident, for his great service to our Nation.

I would like to thank Chairman McCaul for conducting this hearing and giving us the opportunity to investigate the impact of Mexican drug cartel violence on the U.S. Homeland Security.

most of the effective methods at dismantling some of the DTOs is to go after the transport of cash.

I am a big believer in the BEST.

I understand some of the difficulties, Mr. Alvarez, of actually bringing some of these difficult cases to trial...

I don't see the benefit of legalizing drugs.