"I am so proud to have submitted one of these projects to your subcommittee for consideration."
"I urge the subcommittee to take this into consideration while you are drafting your final bill."
"an institution, as you know, like UTEP, which is a Hispanic-serving institution, brings badly needed diversity to the way that we operate as a country, as a government."
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again."
"It's long past time that we recognize that immigrants are in that positive for our economy."
"I will be reintroducing the American Families United Act this week, a bill that will help families like Edgar's."
"What we're seeing today and have seen for years at the southern border... is, unfortunately, the consequence of America's failed approach to immigration."
"I can tell you, I think, that the vast majority of Americans are really looking forward to some pretty broad, bold solutions, with an eye towards saving our planet."
"I am urging the committee to consider increasing the border set-aside created in the FAST Act for surface transportation program funds from 5 percent to 10 percent in H.R. 2."
"These ports are just as crucial as their coastal counterparts, with billions in trade crossing by land every day."
"I represent El Paso, Texas, which is on the southern border. And I am delighted that we are finally focusing a bit more on the Western Hemisphere."