"In these times of political partisanship and division, no matter where you stand politically, the disastrous state of our roads is something everyone in Michigan can agree on."
"That military service members would have to work without pay is unconscionable."
"I must convey my frustration and disappointment that the Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security have stonewalled the efforts of this committee."
"I sincerely want to know whether this is worth it. Whether it is worth it to discriminate against millions of people around the world simply on the basis of their faith?"
"We want to support the programs that work, the ones that are based on real data and real threats."
"As a New Yorker you understand the significance that this comes with, for me in particular, you know, we have had three terrorist attacks just in the last several years."
"The threats have evolved and we have reshaped how the Government approaches immigration and travel."
"Like all of my colleagues, I am deeply committed to combating human trafficking at our Southern Border."
"But the family separations that took place last summer had nothing to do with preventing human trafficking."
"To me, and to many of my colleagues on our committee, this means that any criteria or justification that this administration uses to separate families at the border today must be carefully scrutinized..."
"Under the Trump administration, DHS has pursued increasingly restrictive immigration policies at our Southern Border that are having devastating humanitarian consequences."
"We have laws and procedures in place to protect migrant children and families seeking asylum."