the purpose of this hearing today is just to watch over taxpayer dollars because we have an obligation as stewards of taxpayer money to make sure that it is properly spent.

there are no sacred cows, so we need to make sure that 18-month, 2-year delays, cost overruns, can be better understood so they can be avoided in the future.

that is amazing.

I think most Americans think that we can have secure borders and humane borders.

They cannot understand a country that is so cold and heartless to have policies like this.

I would first like to add my congratulations to our colleague, Ms. Pressley, for the historic nature of this hearing.

I wish attendance were better because every one of my colleagues needs to hear your testimony.

I hope at some point this committee will stop its relentless political attacks on the Administration and actually focus on something that makes a real difference in the lives of our constituents.

We could have had a real discussion about how to make healthcare more competitive, more transparent, more cost effective, and with better quality of care.

the 2020 election is, quote, 'the big game' for foreign adversaries looking to undermine our democracy.

I am from a small state. There was a Twitter account that had 150,000 followers. It was listed early in the Mueller report. The account was called Tennessee--GOP. It was a Russian bot.