Henry Cuellar

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Colorado will be postponed. Amendment No. 49 Offered by Mrs. Boebert The Acting CHAIR. It…

The last 2 years we had an opportunity to add $2.4 billion to the CBP budget authority. That is a 15 percent increase. Except for two Members, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle voted ``no''. Money for Border Patrol, money for…

I claim time in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes.

We support border security. We also support the U.S. Citizen Immigration Service where they have asylum officers. One of the things we ought to be doing is adding more money to support the asylum officers so they can be at the border, and…

I claim time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes.

These policies, in my opinion, should be debated in a different bill. DHS' role here is guided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the CDC. The DHS doesn't come up with policies. They don't develop their independent policies…

Since 1999, the policy has been, under the Clinton administration, under the Bush administration, and the Obama administration, that immigration officials still consider whether a noncitizen will become dependent on cash benefits. I agree…

First of all, let me just say, as a point of privilege, it is so good to see my good friend from Louisiana. Again, I am with him all the way. I appreciate it. We disagree on this amendment. We might agree on defunding other things, but not…

Again, this amendment violates the Bill of Attainder Clause of the U.S. Constitution. This amendment, again, by targeting someone by name is unconstitutional as pointed out by U.S. v. Lovett, a Supreme Court case from 1946. Again, I would…

I thank the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Joyce), my good friend, for yielding. Again, I stand in opposition to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Biggs) on this amendment. What we are looking at here is CISA Director of Election Security plays a…

I join the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Joyce), my chairman, in strong opposition to this amendment. CISA Director Easterly leads an organization of over 3,000 dedicated public servants who play a critical role in our national security. First…

I claim time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes.

I rise respectfully in opposition against this amendment, but I will say this: My good friend and I share the border. We will continue working. I do believe in detention beds. I do believe there is a place for them. I do believe that we…

I oppose this amendment. I trust the work of Border Patrol agents. I trust the work of OFO, which are the men and women in blue at ports of entry. I trust the Air and Marine agents. I trust the work of ICE agents. I trust the work of HSI…

I rise respectfully in opposition to this amendment. The U.S. Constitution grants the Federal Government the sole authority to control immigration and secure the national borders. I would say that if we would do this in partnership…

I oppose this amendment. Again, the Department of Justice Office of Victims of Crime supports everybody. They don't ask you where the crime came in. They will support you. This office would be duplicative of those efforts and would be a…

I oppose this amendment. There are already avenues for victims of crime to engage with both the Department of Homeland Security's Victims Engagement and Services Line or the Department of Justice's Office of Victims of Crime. The…

This is a bipartisan amendment. I support it, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I support this en bloc amendment. It contains a series of bipartisan amendments in support of the Members' priorities on both sides. This is the way we ought to do it--bipartisan. Certainly, I have no objection, and I encourage adoption of…

I am prepared to close, and we have no further speakers. Mr. Chair and to my good colleague, Mr. Joyce, we are apart right now. I know we are going to get together, but I do want to remind some of our colleagues that we had an opportunity…

First of all, I thank Chairwoman Kay Granger and Ranking Member DeLauro for working together as much as possible. I certainly would thank our chairman, David Joyce. I know we have some disagreements, but at the end of this process, we are…

Members of Congress for the Biden Administration to develop our own natural resources at home.

I thank the Texas delegation from San Antonio--Mr. Joaquin Castro, Mr. Chip Roy, Mr. Greg Casar, and Mr. Tony Gonzales--for all working together, along with the Senators. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of this amendment to add seven slots to…

I want to commend the U.S. Border Patrol for the good work that they do.

This crisis should be of concern to every Member of Congress and not just locally-elected officials.