Mike McCaul

We are much more likely to slow the flow of trafficking into our country if it is through a port of entry compared to a borderless border.

I am proud to stand with him in his struggle for a peaceful transition to democracy.

I agreed with the President's decision to withdraw from the INF Treaty and I commend our NATO allies for supporting that decision unanimously.

Thankfully, under pressure from the administration, member countries have begun to spend more.

This collective defense agreement and acknowledgment that an attack on one is an attack on all is a cornerstone of the alliance.

The greatest military alliance ever created has proven that the free peoples of the world are the strongest when we stand together.

We should be unified in condemning the Maduro regime, expressing our full support for the interim government of Juan Guaido.

The U.S. should follow the lead of our allies in the Lima Group in pursuing a regional solution to this crisis.

If the President were to commit troops in Venezuela, I would be the first member to call upon you, Mr. Chairman, to hold a hearing for unauthorized use of military force.

I think you and I, and I think I speak for pretty much every member of this committee, clearly believe that Article I of the Constitution gives Congress the authority to declare war.

I strongly do and encourage my democratic colleagues to do so today as well.

I do not believe that this administration is planning to invade Venezuela. And if it did, I would be the first to push Congress to act.

The situation in Venezuela is really going from bad to worse.

I look forward to continuing to work with you on measures that support our close ally, Israel, and denounce anti-Semitism wherever it may be.

We cannot be silent when political opponents are targeted for supporting democratic reforms.

America will not recognize Russian sovereignty over Crimea.

It is time we put an end to this modern-day form of slavery once and for all.

It establishes an ambassador at large to lead the State's cyber diplomacy efforts, outlines an international cyber policy to advance democratic principles and reject Russian and Chinese attempts to control and censor the internet.

We are certainly a compassionate and generous Nation.

Physical barriers, technology, enhanced capacity to respond, they work.

We have to give every girl a pregnancy test over 10. This is not a safe journey.

This is a humanitarian crisis and it is worse.

Until Congress acts--I look at you and I feel not sorry but--it is not your fault. It is Congress that has failed to act to solve this problem.

I think the President is correct in saying it is an emergency and that we need dire action now.

The most humanitarian thing to do is to remove them efficiently and effectively.