"It's egregious what is happening on the border via Operation Lonestar."
"It's resulted in countless humanitarian and due process violations for migrants."
"It's cost the State billions of dollars, and it has completely undermined the Federal Government's authority over immigration."
"There is nobody in the country who wants a safe, secure border more than those of us who have invested our lives living there."
"Frankly, if there's anyone to blame for the challenges at our border, it is the U.S. Congress."
"What we have seen today is... an effort by my Republican colleagues... to keep Americans on a treadmill of rage."
"I want to apologize on behalf of what happened."
"directly refuting a key talking point for those trafficking in antitrans rhetoric."
"if Congress really wanted to protect children, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle would have joined with us in passing robust comprehensive gun violence prevention legislation."
"the majority of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are only interested in performance."
"Anything short of that is a dereliction of Congress' responsibility and obligation."