My view is, we ought to call them what they are. Their tactics are certainly like terrorists.

I think Mr. Cuellar and I have talked about enhancing the best team operations to confiscate the southbound flow.

When the U.S./Mexico border is finally secured the Mexican Cartels will no longer have access to the billions of dollars they use to undermine the domestic security of Mexico and the safety and security of the citizens of Texas and the…

I agree with the Ranking Member, as well.

This problem needs an answer. That is what I have suggested along the ideas of creating a border financial crimes task force.

It is my commitment and my sincere hope we can work together in a bipartisan fashion.

I suggest that the violence in Mexico and the threat it poses to Mexico and to our communities, requires a September 11 type of response from our country.

In my judgment, the drug cartels fall squarely within this definition.

We have failed the States, the Federal Government has.

I think that is where the cooperation, especially on the intelligence side, between the Federals and the locals is crucial.

I think Americans are asking how they could have gone undetected for that long in that kind of an environment.

We do have more resources down there. I think we all agree with that. But the situation has become more dangerous and more violent.