Adriano Espaillat actually said...

"We must establish our leadership again, but we must do it by assisting those nations to address some of the fundamental reasons why there is a large exodus of families for the most part."

"I recognize that that is tragic and that a lot of the funding that is going to help the Venezuelan people is being stopped at some of their border points."

"I urge this committee again to double the funding for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative for Fiscal year 2019."

"And just keep in mind that as we begin to pay more attention to the border and Central and South America, drug dealers will shift their strategy to other borders."