"the reality is that because these TCO treats emanate from outside our border, because the violence, the taking advantage of people who are fleeing poverty, fleeing persecution all originates or primarily originates in Central, South America, and beyond."
"I have introduced a bill--or I'm introducing a bill soon to stiffen penalties for dealers that fail to conduct background checks that they are legally required to conduct."
"There are solutions here. They don't need to be partisan solutions."
"Streamlining asylum processing and allowing migrants to apply for legal protection before they get to our border is smart policy."
"I have also been pleased with the Biden administration's handling of Title 42's expiration."
"We cannot allow these criminal networks to operate with impunity and endanger our homeland security and public safety."
"I am glad that we are having this hearing to examine threats posed by Transnational Criminal Organizations to the U.S. homeland."
"It is disappointing, I think, that my colleagues across the aisle are so eager to overturn anything the Biden administration does that they do it before they even see it."
"I think it is important that everyone in this Congress understand the importance of staffing for your agency so that you can do this work."
"It is indisputable that the Chinese Communist Party is the United States' greatest competitor on the world stage."
"The CCP routinely uses espionage and cyber exploitation to steal American intellectual property, trade secrets, and even defense information."