"People on the street do not buy that. They do not see the action."
"I am so outraged at a do-nothing Congress just pointing the finger."
"There should be some sense of decorum, and vulgarity should be discouraged."
"The American ethic has always been one of independence and self-sufficiency."
"We actually agree on a couple of things, and that is there is zero comparison between the Trump and Biden Administration."
"The immigration system President Biden inherited has been broken for a very long time."
"Extreme Republicans have a choice. They can keep using immigration to try to score political points, or they can help solve the problem."
"The Biden-Harris Administration requested $3.5 billion to secure the Southern border with additional holding facilities and funding for 2,000 new asylum officers."
"Unfortunately, House Republican leadership are rejecting the offer negotiated by President Biden."
"I want to set the tone of this hearing by focusing on two words, and that is, 'efficiency and effectiveness.'"
"We believe, I know I certainly do, and I think that many of you do also, that the American people deserve the best performance that agencies can provide."
"We will really not tolerate, nor should we, inexcusable things like absenteeism that is undocumented, or poor productivity with no plan to increase it."