"So, I think it's important to think about the people that we're talking about today as human beings, as people, as generally folks that are suffering and are coming to our country for assistance and for help."
"I was proud to have supported the $7.2 billion for Border Patrol operations for hiring and for southern border reinforcements."
"If we're going to be consistent and talk about the need to beef up the border, you got to vote for it."
"We need more capacity and personnel at the border, at ports."
"I do think Stop Fraud Act has real bipartisan potential, and I would welcome Mr. Comer joining me in that effort."
"I introduced the Stop Fraud Act, that in fact, would, by statute, do just that."
"When Dan Burton was chairman of the committee he issued hundreds of subpoenas--losing track of who he had subpoenaed."
"I happen to believe that Congress ought to revive inherent contempt enforcing subpoenas institutionally as the separate but coequal legislative branch of government."
"I urge all my colleagues to support Mr. Mfume's amendment, and I yield back."
"I think the amendment is not unnecessary. I think it, in fact, improves things."
"I have been on this committee now, this is my 15th year, under Republican chairs, Democratic chairs, Republican majorities, Democratic majorities, and we have never, ever had a problem in unanimously ..."