"The Biden budget simply fails to reflect the priorities that are critical to the defense of the homeland."
"Unfortunately, since you were last before the committee, the crisis at the border has not gotten better."
"By eliminating border wall funding, President Biden is allowing cartels, smugglers, criminals, and traffickers to continue exploiting the border."
"I think it is fair to say that if you had more funding for it, if you had some funding for it, it would enhance that even better."
"Given the gravity of the situation, given my discussions with folks at CISA, it is clear to me that they need more resources."
"A 6 percent increase, given what is going on with cybersecurity in this country right now, just isn't cutting the mustard."
"Well, then give more money and that would help."
"It would seem to me that it would be a good time for us to contemplate plussing up Border Patrol."
"Given the tremendous rise and surge of individuals coming to the border, wouldn't it be fair to call this a crisis?"
"I am pleased that the subcommittee is holding a hearing today on a topic all of us care deeply about, the welfare of children crossing the Southwest Border."
"Some of these children arrive alone and afraid with nothing but the clothes on their backs."
"Increasingly, drug cartels use children as pawns to distract Border Patrol agents as illicit drugs are smuggled across the border."