I will never forget the sense of dire need that followed. An estimated 100,000 homes were damaged or destroyed on Long Island alone.

I agree with my colleagues. You should be impeached. That is why we are doing the work that this committee is doing, because you have failed your oath.

Every State is a border State. Every city is a border city. Especially when it comes to bearing the cost of you and President Biden's failed policies at the border.

The crisis at the Southwest Border not only impacts border States such as Texas and Arizona, but now every State is truly a border State.

There has never ever been such a disaster at our Southern Border as it is now. That is because of your failed leadership.

I think one of the biggest issues is not enforcing the law because law enforcement officials are told by the administration right now not to enforce those laws.

I first want to begin by thanking Chairman Higgins and Ranking Member Correa for so kindly allowing today's hearing to be a joint hearing with the Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee.

As I am sure we would all agree, human trafficking is an evil which should be eradicated.

Criminals target vulnerable people, and traffickers, as economically motivated criminals, are going to target the people that are easiest in their mind to coerce and control.

I am proud to co-sponsor a bill introduced by fellow New Yorker, Congresswoman Malliotakis, H.R. 5283, Protecting Our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 2023.

I argued that nobody, nobody, risks their lives coming into this country, crossing our Southern border, leaves their families behind and risks their lives for the American Dream, to live in an empty warehouse hanger at JFK Airport.

moving migrants to Floyd Bennett Field is not a solution, it is a problem.