"Encounters at the border are down. We don't all have to agree with the administration's policies, but the facts show that they are in fact effective."
"We are talking about people who are trying to help other human beings, organizations like the Catholic Charities."
"Secretary Mayorkas has not violated the law. He and the Department of Homeland Security have been working to secure the border every day."
"Rolling back DACA is one of the solutions that we should give consideration to."
"There wasn't a lot of appetite to engage in that honest conversation."
"A strong, independently funded CFPB is essential to protecting consumers from harmful practices like we have seen at Wells Fargo--$3.6 billion."
"I hope that, at some point, we are just not going to keep giving time to the industry to do that, which I think they do not really want to do."
"When Americans had to be evacuated around the world at the start of the COVID pandemic, Consular Affairs officers worked day and night to help them get home."
"I want to start by saying we do appreciate the work that you and all of those who work with you do, often under incredibly demanding circumstances."
"I do not need to tell you that the current backlog has people waiting upwards of 3 months for their passports, not even including shipping time."
"When American citizens like Brittney Griner are detained or arrested unjustly abroad, consular officers are often the first to visit them in prison."