It is also alarming that some House Republicans are calling for significant cuts to USAID, State Department, and Commerce Department budgets that are crucial to building American influence in Latin America.

They can't stand that these policies have been effective.

The Remain in Mexico program was horrible because I went and visited the squalor that the people were sitting in.

The truth is, the last administration dismantled our lawful immigration system to the point where it could barely function.

Republicans have constantly falsely accused Secretary Mayorkas of being derelict in his duty to secure the border.

You don't impeach a Cabinet Secretary because you don't like their policies and you certainly don't impeach a Cabinet Secretary to appease extreme members of your political party.

So Title 42 caused terrible harm to asylum seekers, which you saw first-hand on your visits to the border.

Secretary Mayorkas has done nothing contrary to his boss.

Americans have gotten used to political theater from Congressional Republicans, but this hearing is a new low.

It is shameful and it is fueling the cartels' violence, which only exacerbates the problems we face here at home.

My hope for today's hearing... is that we begin a discussion on how we in Congress can support the U.S. Government's efforts to stifle cartel activity.

Our immigration system has been broken for decades and we must continue to work to address the problems that plague this system.

Migrants have the legal right to request protection under U.S. law, and I am glad to see we have transitioned back to regular immigration policy.

While my Republican colleagues may be disappointed with the lack of chaos at the border, the administration's actions led to a dramatic decrease in encounters with migrants.

Instead of helping the Department prepare and manage encounters on our Southwest Border, Republicans recently voted against authorizing the 1,700 CBP officers needed.

We are here today to discuss the Department's readiness for the end of Title 42.

Democrats have worked hard to deter the Chinese Communist Party's security and economic aggression by out-competing China, investing in innovation and resilience, and promoting democratic values.

This is a strategic competition between U.S. democratic values and Chinese authoritarianism.

Under the Biden administration and Democratic leadership in Congress, the United States has made heavy investments in technology, industry, and supply chains to prevent the CCP from achieving its goal of undermining the U.S. economy.

The U.S. Government must communicate to the American people the CCP's ambitions to expand and modernize its military, develop strategic technologies and digital infrastructure globally, and to exert its influence with the aim of…

We need strong, common-sense gun law in every State, not only to protect children, but also to protect you, our law enforcement.

We must do more to protect our homeland, our communities, and our officers.

At best, today's hearing is a missed opportunity to conduct meaningful oversight over how the Government is combating the disturbing trend in right-wing violence.

Protecting the homeland ultimately means protecting the people who live here, which is what the brave men and women who serve in law enforcement do every day.

I urge my colleagues to focus on the facts and use their power and influence to combat dangerous, deadly, far-right violence.