Peter Meijer

For three hours, the President did nothing. And I think that was a shameful dereliction of duty.

I believe that we must do all that we can to protect our communities and equip them with the tools they need to combat and prevent targeted violence and terrorism--in whatever form it comes.

We must evolve our approach to address these new and emerging threats and allocate Federal dollars in the most effective manner possible.

I don't feel that DHS is being transparent with the American people or Congress about the situation at the border.

I think you are hearing broad and bipartisan enthusiasm and excitement for what the SBIR and STTR programs have been able to do.

Immediate action must be taken to prevent this outcome.

Regrettably, instead of putting effort toward securing the border, the Biden administration chooses to focus entirely on the 'root causes' of illegal immigration from Central America.

I think there is a lot of partisan rancor around the border, and we come from different perspectives there.

Meijer is convinced there are more Republicans like him, rational pragmatic disgusted by the turn the party has taken than there are like Gosar.

We cannot afford to ignore what is going on.

Despite repeated calls and warnings from a bipartisan group of lawmakers dating back to April, the administration failed to adequately plan for this withdrawal.

Although I do not fault those who seek a better life for their families, we now find ourselves in a border crisis.

This administration has compounded the problem at the border by failing to adequately dissuade those who want to illegally cross our borders.

We now find ourselves in a border crisis where too many individuals and families have been making that choice to enter the United States illegally at the encouragement of the administration.

This administration has compounded the problem at the border by failing to adequately dissuade those who seek to illegally cross.

We need to have more transparency and action from the administration beyond ongoing interagency conversations.

We have a moral obligation to protect our brave allies who put their lives on the line for us.

I am in agreement and overall sympathetic with the point Mr. Bishop raised about the challenges with especially America's legacy of involvement in a region that has all too often not augered for the benefit of folks in those countries.

Without these kinds of effective program management mechanisms in place, there is little reason to believe that more money will lead to more progress and outcomes.

If we aren't thoughtful and deliberate in allocating this aid, we risk... fueling even more corruption.

It's very important that we don't have that sense of failure to recognize how smaller companies... can be vital to that economy.

I think it is time for the Government to invest in a big way.

I'm fully supportive of a green future, but also know that we need to build a bridge to get there.

There has been an active effort to whitewash and rewrite the shameful events of that day to avoid accountability and turn away from difficult truths. If we avoid confronting what happened here just a few short months ago, we can be sure…