James Lankford

Every American, whether Democrat or Republican, should be horrified at this state of affairs.

This is a humanitarian crisis, and it is a man-made crisis produced by political decisions from this White House.

I would like to explore around the margins how we could maybe convey that risk to the private sector.

Thank you. Mr. Chairman, thank you very much for allowing me to be able to push this line of questioning, and I really appreciate it.

The surcharge is the same for maintenance, no matter what agency and location?

I would like to explore around the margins how we could maybe convey that risk to the private sector.

Thank you. Mr. Chairman, thank you very much for allowing me to be able to push this line of questioning, and I really appreciate it.

If there is a repair that needs to be done that is significant that is out there, then that is going to be something that will be in addition to rent, for CBP, for instance, in some of those locations that I have been to.

The surcharge is the same for maintenance, no matter what agency and location?

I have 10 million questions because as former Congressman Rahall had mentioned before, I was very involved in this.

This is a lesson in the slowness of government, the bureaucracy of the process.

I think those three things right now would really be an opportunity to accelerate.

Thank you. Mr. Chairman, thank you very much for allowing me to be able to push this line of questioning, and I really appreciate it.

If there is a repair that needs to be done that is significant that is out there, then that is going to be something that will be in addition to rent.

I would like to explore around the margins how we could maybe convey that risk to the private sector.

The surcharge is the same for maintenance, no matter what agency and location?

What I am trying to figure out is, obviously there are lots of issues here why this did not come together, but this is a lesson in the slowness of government, the bureaucracy of the process.

A lot of the folks that are coming are non-Spanish speakers.

I also appreciate the off-the-shelf focus, to say if there is some technology that already exists to do this then let's invest our dollars in other areas.

Yes, that is very helpful. Thanks for the progress on that, but we obviously still have a little bit of progress to go on it.

Yes, it has been helpful.

USCIS, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and CBP, their systems do not necessarily all talk to each other in moments that they need to be able to talk to each other.

A lot of the folks that are coming are non-Spanish speakers.

I also appreciate the off-the-shelf focus, to say if there is some technology that already exists to do this then let's invest our dollars in other areas.

Yes, that is very helpful. Thanks for the progress on that, but we obviously still have a little bit of progress to go on it.