"The committee will come to order."
"My hope is that this committee will work together on a bipartisan basis to enact smart policies to protect Americans."
"It is disappointing to me that already I hear not all and not most, but a few Members using their time to take shots at the other side."
"We should all agree on securing the border in ports of entry by improving technology."
"We should raise it. We must. It is easy."
"everybody who has said those things today as reasons not to support certainly supported legislation in this committee made by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, and she made anti-Semitic comments, horrible com..."
"Accountability and actually getting stuff to our friends to fight their war are two completely different things."
"there's no reason why having an accounting, having transparency reported to Congress who writes the check is a bad thing."
"The American Rescue Plan was effective legislation, and here is what my colleagues did not vote for."
"This policy is self-defeating and dangerous, frankly."
"Our partners are desperate for the United States to demonstrate strength and leadership in the region."