Steven Daines actually said...

"I want to thank you, Chair Murkowski, for bringing this to light in this Committee and for the experts here to help us articulate what the challenges are going forward."

"I do fear--one of the things that keeps me awake at night, is we are falling behind China."

"This is a race that I don't think we can lose."

"Every moment you are spending here addressing the issue of illegal crossings is time spent that could be used to stop the flow of illegal drugs."