Kathleen Rice actually said...

"Many of the screening and vetting protocols that Congress has implemented over the past 2 decades stem from lessons learned after the 9/11 terror attacks."

"For the past 2 years, the Trump administration has not taken any substantive steps to address the agency's startling number of vacancies."

"I think it is important that we remain as a country with a welcoming message to the international community."

"We need to be able to do all of this from staffing up CBP to enhancing screening protocols without unnecessarily burdening lawful travel or infringing upon an individual's right to privacy."