"I am eager to hear from today's witnesses who have first-hand experience with the consequences border communities face due to the hasty construction of a border wall."
"The reckless waiving of crucial Federal laws puts the people who live along our Southern Border at unnecessary risk and does not enhance our border security."
"the construction of a border wall will not stop the influx of drugs into our country, will be an unnecessary cost to taxpayers, and as we will discuss today, will have an irreversible impact on the ri..."
"No Secretary, no matter the purpose or intent, should have the ability to waive every law in their entirety with the stroke of a pen."
"we do know and have seen that it will irreparably harm real people and the land they live on."
"the American public will not be fooled by this President's authoritarian actions and word games intended to hide the bad behavior of his administration."
"it seems to me that this is, once again, an attempt by this administration, specifically Donald Trump, who formerly was a New Yorker, to punish New York."
"It is ensuring that this is taught as a fact of history."
"These children were migrants from Central America, who died of preventable conditions that went untreated."
"We must never forget Jakelin, Felipe, Darlyn, Juan, Wilmer, and Carlos, and we must never let this happen to another child again."
"We must act urgently to ensure that the policies and decisions that contributed to these tragic deaths are addressed."