The gentleman makes some excellent remarks. The 300 deaths a day due to overdoses, the opioid crisis with 90 percent of the opioids coming across the southern border, that is why we have got to secure the border. I agree; we have a…

Well said. This is so important. And we have a moment in time right now in the history of our country where we have had the government--part of it--shut down for 24 days, yet we have, like the gentleman said, all of these individuals…

That is so powerful. I thank the gentleman for sharing Christopher's story. I can't imagine how helpless that made him feel to stand at his casket, at his funeral, and to realize that we here in Congress have passed a lot of bills dealing…

Thank you, gentleman, that was excellent; and I appreciate you bringing a picture so we can all see that what the Border Patrol and others are running into is that individuals, clearly, are here from other countries illegally, and that is…

I thank the gentleman. I appreciate his comments. They were spot on. We are seeing the same thing in Missouri with that meth coming up from Mexico and the record number of people in foster care. It just breaks your heart, and it doesn't…

Thank you so much. I appreciate your perspective down there from Louisiana. You bring up the great point of the number of children coming across. I heard yesterday how Health and Human Services, which gets custody of these children, just…

Yes, we must act. Mr. Speaker, I would now like to invite my friend from Louisiana, Mike Johnson, to share what he is seeing down there in Louisiana, what his constituents are saying, and what his thoughts are. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the…

Well said, Representative. Mr. Speaker, now we have my colleague and friend to the south in Arkansas. Representative French Hill wants to share a little bit. I appreciate his being here tonight. I yield to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr…

The gentleman has that law enforcement background that is so critical right here in Congress. That is why we are glad he is here and appreciate him sharing. I can't imagine what he has gone through so many times, having to go to somebody's…

The gentleman is right. We can do both. We are all committed to doing that. That is why we are here. We are working for the American public, and I believe we will get this done. Mr. Speaker, I yield to my colleague and good friend from…

Thank you for coming and sharing. You made so many great points. And just the sheer number of people who are coming across, we just say those numbers, but I heard the other day, it is like 2,000 a day. In my district--I have a very rural…

Well said. Well said. I thank the gentleman; that was great. Now, I yield to the gentleman from Texas, Representative Brian Babin. He is right there at the border. So what does the gentleman have to say?