"Congress failed to provide funding in fiscal years 2011, 2012, and 2013 for port of entry infrastructure, exacerbating the backlog of infrastructure projects."
"Do you want your city to be secure?"
"I thank Chairwoman Miller for holding today's hearing examining how the Federal Government prioritizes investments in port of entry infrastructure."
"In fact, trade just with Mexico supports 6 million jobs in the United States."
"So we need to give you help on that end--"
"We have not had a catastrophic terrorist act on our soil since 9/11."
"I take great pains and great opposition to the characterization of our border--Southern Border--and the characterization of our State."
"On an average day about $2 billion in trade crosses our land borders, creating jobs and bolstering the economy in cities and towns across America."
"Meanwhile, our ports of entry are aging and their infrastructure can no longer accommodate the volume of trucks, vehicles, and pedestrians that cross every day, resulting in increasing wait times."
"The children should be given the basic coverage of the law that is in existence today that will allow us to treat them in a humane way."
"This is not a National security crisis. This is a humanitarian crisis."