"I have introduced legislation to attract veterans, State and local law enforcement, and other Federal law enforcement officers to CBP by allowing the polygraph to be waived for these individuals if they possess the appropriate clearances."
"You said it will eventually?"
"As Members of the Committee on Homeland Security, we understand that border security is essential to our National security."
"All these tools, in conjunction with appropriate staffing levels, allow CBP to carry out their mission."
"Let me be clear, Mr. Kennedy. You guys are at a point where you can operate in a stand-alone way; is that correct?"
"This is a really important subject because the question is not whether about supporting environmentalism or supporting cleaner air."
"There was another study by DOE that showed if we replaced China's and India's coal-burning oilers with natural gas, they would reduce their emissions by 40 percent."
"We could do something like implement a Green New Deal and ban fossil fuels, and we would take care of 15 percent of emissions worldwide."
"When we're talking about solutions--and again, I want to get back to this main truth, which is that America is the innovation capital of the world, and ignoring that or destroying that capability by d..."
"The question is not whether about supporting environmentalism or supporting cleaner air. The question is about how we do it and what the best way to do that is, and playing to our strengths as America..."
"Seriously, ask yourself: is that your position? Most Americans say no."