So the days of receiving Federal money and shielding criminal aliens are over.

If local and State law enforcement agencies expect to receive Federal money, if you want Federal money, you have to follow Federal law and cooperate with requests for immigration information about people in your custody and do so 100…

I was pleased to spearhead this effort and did so quietly. In fact, when Kate Steinle was murdered in San Francisco, I just made this my highest priority.

It is a wonderful subcommittee. One of the principal selling points for me... was I could be here on this subcommittee to help NASA.

You start out with 'no' and work your way to 'yes.'

I really welcome the help of my Democratic colleagues.

If you are 54 years of age or younger, Mr. Secretary, the Medicare hospital fund can only pay 50 cents on the dollar.

There is just no lower form of life on Earth than someone who would hurt a woman or a child.

We admire and respect our men and women in uniform.

We want to make sure they all know we have got their back.

I have always felt that the single, most important part of our law enforcement... a good heart, good common sense.