The unfortunate reality is that threats to religious institutions and other soft targets are not going away.

In light of President Trump's reckless strike in Iraq, we may even need to worry about cyber attacks or other retaliation from Iran.

The question that will be answered today is: Will Members honor their oath to uphold the Constitution? Democrats are not supporting impeachment based on a policy disagreement or the election results of 2016. No one is above the law. The…

I have also advocated for the Coast Guard to do more, to do better represent the country it serves.

Chairman Cummings knew that the Coast Guard work force needed to reflect the diversity of this great nation and I couldn't agree more.

I am happy to be here simply because it has been a long time coming.

I think everyone on this panel agree that harassment, bullying, and retaliation is illegal.

Most people would have given up.

Today, the committee has the opportunity to hear about Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) needs at land ports of entry (POE).

I believe we are circumventing our international obligations, which are codified in U.S. law.

These organizations have been repeatedly denied access to the new temporary port courts in Brownsville and Laredo.

What Remain-in-Mexico has done is taken a small pebble of law in section 235 and created a wrecking ball with it.

Every step that can be taken to limit the amount of time an attorney can meet with their client is taken.

Our adversaries have hardly kept their desire to undermine the integrity of our elections a secret.

Since 2016, officials throughout the intelligence community have described in disturbing detail the many ways the Russian government sought to meddle in our elections.

Today the subcommittee will hear about how the Trump's administration Remain-in-Mexico Policy has distorted our immigration system by effectively closing the door to people seeking safety in this country.

Returning migrants with known physical, mental, and developmental disabilities in Mexico is unacceptable.

I think we have to be mindful of that.

the deck is stacked against an asylum seeker. Statistically, only 1 out of every 10 win their case.

We are a Nation of laws. We have values that we have to uphold.

As Members of Congress, we have a duty to act.

I think our concern, more than anything else, is when you implement a policy that lowers your standard as a country, then that is changing the values of who we are as a country.

Establishing secretive courts that DHS uses to process asylum seekers forced to return to Mexico runs contrary to our values.

Blocking the asylum process for vulnerable people and risking their lives by putting them in harm's way does not make us any safer; it just makes us less than the America we have held ourselves out to be.

I would not take pride in this country that separates its children.