The voter ID--things don't just happen in Texas by accident. I mean, there is a plan to do redistricting, voter ID, everything else.

As the Texas Secretary of State when I was there, we didn't have that type of situation. It was just they take one case, they take a politiquera, they take a mailman, and they make it sound like everybody has committed voter fraud here.

The last time we had a redistricting, Texas grew by 4.3 million individuals. 65 percent were Hispanics.

Look, without due respect to the President, we're just focusing on what we can do as appropriators Senate, House, Democrats, Republicans, and I feel optimistic that if there is no outside interference by the White House, we can work this…

I live on the border, and we have to understand that, every day, there is about $1.3 billion of trade between the U.S. and Mexico. That is a lot of jobs that are being created on this side. When you look at the Mexicans who come over and…

I want to thank Chairwoman Roybal-Allard for her leadership on the Homeland Security Subcommittee, and for her ideas on how we secure the border. I also want to thank the ranking member, my friend from Tennessee; the full committee ranking…

The most dangerous thing that I do is leave the border to come to Washington, D.C. I am not talking about the politics. I am talking about, it is more violent here. So what should we do? Let's open up the government. Let's sit down…

I thank the ranking member, Mr. Engel, for yielding to me and also for his leadership in helping to bring this bill to the floor. I thank him and his staff for the wonderful work that they have done. I also thank Chairman Royce and his…

At a time when we have a President that's consistently attacked Mexico and Hispanic Americans in our own nation, this bill supports greater educational and economic ties between the United States and Mexico when we need it most.

I urge my colleagues on this committee to support this measure and to support efforts by the Organization of American States and our partners in the region to support democracy and fight for democracy in Venezuela.

I want to thank Ranking Member Lowey for yielding, and I want to thank her for her leadership that she provides in the Appropriations Committee. I also want to thank Chairman Frelinghuysen. As Ms. Wasserman Schultz said, we are going to…

All countries, including the United States, have a moral obligation to help those who flee persecution and catastrophe and are in desperation.