Yvette Clarke actually said...

"Unfortunately, some colleagues last year were unwilling to consider giving DHS the statutory certainty that it sorely needs and prevented the legislation from reaching the floor."

"I firmly believe that DHS's role needs the clarity and authority of statute to most effectively do its mission."

"I think it is really important that we not get into a bidding war, but we all play a very critical role in this new governance in this space."

"we are really playing at homeland security, we are not doing homeland security."