Nita Lowey

Unauthorized border crossings are now at a 12-year high.

Your predecessor also instituted cruel and inhumane policies of ripping children from their families, which you helped to implement.

I must tell you, that issue keeps me awake at night, and I truly worry about it, and I hope it is a major focus of your work.

To keep us safe, different components within DHS must effectively coordinate and cooperate, all while working closely with other Federal, State and, perhaps most importantly, local and tribal agencies.

The surge of migrant families is unprecedented, but it is not an excuse for the conditions that we saw.

I think that warrants repeating. Your officers asked a 3-year-old to choose between her parents.

You and many of your colleagues have failed to properly fulfill those responsibilities.

We will now begin cutting off or substantially reducing the massive foreign aid routinely given to them.

Simply making it harder to claim asylum in the United States is not the answer.

Cuts like this make it clear that this administration does not prioritize enforcement of the tax laws.

I am committed to working with you to ensure the IRS can continue to fulfill its mission now and in the years to come.

It disappoints me that your budget request is so unacceptable.

You include a $90 million cut to taxpayer services, which helped taxpayers navigate their personal finances.

The 2020 Census is a serious constitutional obligation that must be adequately funded and free of partisan interference.

We depend--we give more money to Washington than we get from Washington, we need the money.

Congress and this committee should work together with the Census Bureau to protect our most vulnerable communities.

This Administration's decision to include the citizenship question is, frankly, highly offensive and, as multiple Federal courts have held, unconstitutional.

I was delighted to hear that.

I would rather put a burden on those who are doing the investigation than the potential shooter.

You have no directive to do that?

My judgment, it is vitally important that background checks are done thoroughly, as we know the results of incomplete information can be fatal.

Thank you for appearing before us today. And we will--in closing, we will have the complete report, or are you going to be selective as to what you give Members of Congress?

I do hope you can accommodate Members of Congress who feel it is our responsibility to see the complete report.

While this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.

I must say, it is extraordinary to evaluate hundreds of pages of evidence, legal documents, and findings based on a 22-month long inquiry and make definitive legal conclusions in less than 48 hours.