"Illegal crossings like ones Specialist Evans encountered have skyrocketed under this Administration."
"This Administration needs to stop their failed policies and start securing our border."
"We need commonsense solutions that deter illegal immigration, not policies that encourage more of it."
"I think this is a direct result, the compounding that we are seeing at our southern border of this problem, of this Administration's policies."
"I think if our President and our Vice President also had a chance to go down and see this in person, they would hear that directly from them as well."
"I represent 42 percent of the southern border."
"We are seeing the chaos on the border. We are seeing the chaos on the nation. And there has never been a time more chaotic than there has been during this administration."
"I would love to take a visit to Laughlin Air Force Base, so, you know, let's coordinate."
"I want to make sure that--I understand the fourth mission. I support the fourth mission. I think all that is fantastic. I just want it to be transparent in what we are doing, so we can make sure that ..."
"I just want to reiterate what the chairwoman said. It is great that we are putting resources towards it, but it would be even more powerful for us to see exactly where those resources are going to ens..."
"Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you, Secretary, Mr. Secretary, for being at this hearing."