Mike McCaul

In my home State of South Carolina, in the last 2 years, 1500 persons have died because of fentanyl.

And to these families, these mothers, thank you for your courage to be here today, to lift up the memory of your children, and to make sure that we do everything we can, as legislators, to ensure that no other family has to endure this.

I think that this is one of the key issues in America today, is the illicit trafficking of not only fentanyl, but the propping up of the Mexican cartels and the actual intention of the Chinese to try and poison and to try to go ahead and…

There is nothing--nothing--that can compare to watching a parent get that phone call and bury their kid.

This designation will deter adversaries from unleashing this deeply dangerous chemical to advance their destabilizing agenda.

Overall, I believe the United States has a major role to play in working with other countries in multilateral forums and international organizations, backed up by the threat of sanctions.

I clearly and wholeheartedly support this bill, as amended, and think that we need to continue to bring the attention to all people of the United States of America.

I condemn them in the strongest terms.

It is time to classify illicit fentanyls for what they are, chemical weapons.

Fentanyl is a national security threat.

Violence is not the answer and our thoughts and prayers go out to Mr. Connolly's staff.

It is a tool the Biden Administration has used repeatedly and robustly, and arguably more than any previous Administration.

In response to Russia's renewed invasion of Ukraine, the Administration swiftly built a coalition with 38 other countries.

The Biden Administration's use of export controls has been broad. It has been expansive and historic.

Our 'yes' has to be yes; our 'no' has to be no.

He is desperate to appease the enemy, even if it means giving away our own military's advantage.

The Chinese Communist Party is using American technology to build more precise, more lethal weapons, to sink our carriers and to kill our troops.

While Xi Jinping is ready for a fight, President Biden is that guy with a quivering lip.

Our adversaries have to take our country and our Administration seriously.

If Xi Jinping is gearing up for a fight, Joe Biden, in my opinion, is doing the opposite of that.

This is irresponsible.

What we need is comprehensive immigration reform, and we have not been able to have it because too many people, especially on the other side of the aisle, are unwilling to work with us to get it done.

We need to reform our immigration laws. We need border security. There is no question about that.

I do not fault anybody from--for trying to get into the United States for a better life.

I do not know what else we need to have as evidence to indicate that we have an open border other than what we have seen in the past 2 years.