Mike McCaul

Just hoping that the Chinese are going to do the right thing without sanctions is not a strategy.

Going soft on China is not the answer.

All roads lead to China when it comes to fentanyl entering the United States.

I cannot think of anything stronger. In fact, many on the other side of the aisle probably do not like the fact that we are going that far with this bill.

I think that this bill should be much stronger.

China's production of these fentanyl precursors is killing Americans, period, full stop.

The government of Mexico has allowed fentanyl precursors, a component of a chemical weapon, from China to pour into their country.

If fentanyl was not a public emergency, then we would not be considering this bill today.

I do not see how closing consulates and preventing diplomatic discussions... would actually solve the crisis when it comes to the fentanyl overdoses.

American businesses would be impacted, and trade exports would suffer immensely.

This amendment would absolutely destroy any relationship we have with Mexico.

We cannot have normal relations with a nation if they have members of their government knowingly allowing chemical weapons to kill Americans in our country.

It is irresponsible to say so.

We do not represent Mexico or Mexican law enforcement. We represent Americans.

The fentanyl crisis facilitated by the Mexican government is taking the lives of Americans across the country every single day.

We cannot charge them with those crimes, but we can pay them to charge them with the crimes that they are deriding us for charging them with.

Let me say I oppose this amendment respectfully. In the bill, we deliberately capped State Department INL funding at current spending levels.

I guarantee you they are on the take. You are paying for them to do this. It is unbelievable.

When people continue to misspend our money, when people, countries continue to misspend our money and then insult our people, I got a newsflash for you, that is not what friends do.

This money would be spent to build the capacity of Mexican law enforcement, because they are doing so darn well now.

I respectfully oppose this amendment. This is a standard waiver for humanitarian aid programs consistent with all prior legislation.

I urge adoption, again, to make this bill tougher and make it worthy of this committee's work and of our fealty to the American people.

Our Americans are dying at record levels. And this Administration is tone-deaf. It is beyond tone-deaf.

I think it's important for me to say that the edits secured in the ANS would eliminate the possibility that fentanyl, as a Schedule I drug on the Chemical Weapons Constitution, unlike Schedule II and Schedule III drugs that can be…

The Convention on Chemical Weapons is an incredibly important international tool that we have to hold accountable people who are intentionally using chemical weapons against populations and civilians.