"There was a hard issue that came up last year that myself and several others were surprised at the way D.C. handled the issue of religious liberty."
"We recently concluded fiscal year (FY) 2021, where we saw the U.S. Customs and Border Protection encountered over 1.7 million migrants. That is the highest number of encounters in American history."
"One hundred thousand people died between April 2020 and April 2021. It is the first time that drug-related deaths have reached six figures in any 12-month period."
"This crisis is significantly straining the Federal Government's resources. It has invited active harm into our communities."
"At our last hearing on this issue on the ports of entry along the Southwest Border that we held in June we had encountered about a 20-year high in the number of migrants that had attempted to cross th..."
"During that same window of time, CBP interdicted over 10,000 pounds of fentanyl, the highest amount in our recorded history, a tenfold growth from when the government first encountered fentanyl in 201..."
"Thank you. Ms. Sabatino, I want to continue this conversation that you had raised in your opening statement as well about individuals who had false documents when they crossed the border at the land p..."
"So you can actually prosecute those individuals that are imposters, that are showing legitimate documents, just not the right person."
"So then the question is, what happened to those legitimate documents then?"
"It is a very expensive process to be able to hire, train, and equip and be able to reach out to bring on additional folks."
"Obviously, that has been a high priority on both sides of the aisle on non-intrusive inspections."
"But you expect that to take how long?"