"The Executive branch has every power in its toolbox to get this done right away."
"Sixty-seven percent of Americans think the President is failing in his duty to secure the border."
"If Secretary Mayorkas stopped paroling mass groups of migrants into the United States these tragedies could have been avoided."
"The Secretary is wrong and he is smart enough to know that he is wrong."
"Thank you, Chairman Bentz and Ranking Member Huffman, for hosting this important hearing today."
"The longevity and health of the Long Island Sound is also critical for Long Island and Connecticut residents."
"I look forward to continuing to work with this committee to get this important program reauthorized."
"I hope you would agree that my constituents deserve nothing less."
"Like your Nassau County constituents, Mr. Chairman, my Suffolk County constituents to your immediate east are frustrated by the border and migrant crises, and they fear for their safety."
"We Long Islanders don't want our Nation's leaders to put us down that bad path, and we don't want their policies to drag us back to that ugly place."
"I applaud that you've been very clear throughout all this, and Nassau County is not a sanctuary county."
"We need to secure our borders to make sure that we know who's in this country."