"I am honored to be a new Member of Congress where our purpose is to listen to the people, and represent their voices, and lift up our communities."
"If that is what House Republicans want to spend their time on, then that is their prerogative, but to me, it is a damn shame."
"The American people deserve better."
"Not a single person told me they were concerned about a New York Post story on Twitter about Hunter Biden."
"They should have just been able to apply and come here in an orderly and legal manner."
"More than nine out of 10 people caught are lawful U.S. residents."
"If we actually want to take on fentanyl overdoses, then let's call a hearing on successful addiction treatment programs."
"I hope that today's Republican Party and today's leaders within the party are willing to come to the table and actually pass comprehensive and important immigration reform."
"No one should have to pay smugglers and brave the jungle and the desert and nights on top of a train to save their family."
"The Republicans on this committee keep trying to link immigrants to the opioid crisis, but the facts are clear. Immigrant families fleeing violence and poverty are not the source of the fentanyl crisi..."
"The failed drug war, plus failed anti-immigrant policies that close any legal pathway to immigration creates the underground market for cartels and criminal groups in the first place."