August Pfluger actually said...

"It's extremely disrespectful of my Democratic colleagues to not be here, to not support those who would put their lives on the line to keep our country safe."

"Chairman Thompson said last year that he would have a border hearing and he never did. Now he's been--he's acting as a partisan agent."

"This conflict is with the CCP. It is an authoritarian regime that commits genocide against its own people."

"We look forward to a bipartisan cooperation in this Congress as we all seek effective solutions to combat pervasive threats posed by the CCP to our homeland security."