"I guess if I can look at the scenario, this is what the scenario is."
"I wish to represent the concerns of my constituents concerning the bill H.R. 2454, the American Climate and Energy Security Act of 2009."
"We are trying to say, what are your needs so we can try to work to get you the proper funding on that?"
"What proper staffing do you need? What would be the number of personnel you need to staff properly your ports of entry, the men and women in blue?"
"Now is not the time to think short term, particularly when it comes to our homeland security."
"But it is not a Band-Aid approach. You really need to take a global approach to this whole thing..."
"Again, I guess I will go back to my 30-day timeline and ask you all to do that within 30 days."
"It is not us vs. them; that is the theme we have been using."
"I would like to see the strategic plan before it becomes finalized."
"Let me ask you, the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, C-TPAT, my understanding is that C-TPAT, the way it has been working is that the investigations are complete."
"We are really having a problem. Even our phones right on the Mexican border don't work."