"Congress needs to put CISA on a path to being a $5 billion agency."
"The welfare of children crossing the Southwest Border is a topic all of us care deeply about."
"Many children making the dangerous journey to the United States face tragic circumstances of abuse, illness, violence, and trafficking along the way."
"I am troubled that the Biden administration has removed important protections related to vetting the sponsors to whom unaccompanied children are released."
"I hope that this hearing today will be an honest examination of the conditions facing these children on the ground."
"The most important mission of this committee is to help protect the homeland."
"I really hope that you can make sure, impress upon the President, as I tried to do, and others, that--send a message that we really want a bipartisan bill."
"I just came back from a motorcycle ride, my first one of the season, and I can reaffirm to you the obvious--that our roads and bridges in this country suck, and they need a lot of work."
"I hope we can continue working together on a truly bipartisan infrastructure package in the coming months."
"It is literally a multibillion-dollar project."
"I will reiterate my request to have you come up and see it for yourself."
"The infrastructure report card issued by the American Society of Civil Engineers earlier this month gave the U.S. a C-minus on the clean water infrastructure."