"I think we all agree is China seems to be our most challenging adversary or national threat."
"I agree as we sit here today, I think we have a crisis on the border."
"I don't know why it's a struggle to answer the question about a crisis at the border."
"Can you see my confusion is if we don't have a crisis at the border why are you diverting funds?"
"But it's coming at a cost to our non-crisis at the border, so if we don't have a crisis at the border why would we need to divert two billion dollars to take care of that non-crisis?"
"You were brought here today to talk about the budget and agenda for the Department of Labor."
"The work at the Department of Labor is vital to continuing to ensure that all working families in America can lead more productive and safer lives."
"I continue to hear from employers and businesses in my district that they are unable to find people who are actually willing to work due to this administration's enhanced unemployment benefits."
"It is best to have American citizens working and making a positive contribution to our economy, rather than receiving unemployment benefits."
"I mean we have 9.3 million jobs, and we don't have people to fill those jobs."
"Do you really think they're needed?"
"If we focus on what unites us, and we provide a positive message for our youth and a positive vision, we would just get a lot farther."