"Making sure we can adequately support the resettlement of these refugee populations is not just the right thing to do, it also supports important national security and strategic interests."
"We cannot afford to treat this as a zero-sum game. We are the United States of America."
"We actually can work together, all of us, on common-sense bipartisan solutions to help us humanely manage encounters at the border."
"We need to fund basic DHS needs like short-term facilities, transportation, medical care, and other related activities."
"Making sure synthetic opioids, like fentanyl, do not cross our borders is really important."
"It is important that the administration has requested this funding to continue to stabilize the child care system."
"It has been 40 years since we have come to a bipartisan agreement on how to change the law."
"This could all be a lot easier if we would decide, together, to come together and fix part of this problem."
"Most of the complaints here are because these laws have not been updated in 40 years."
"I am sure she will be a strong voice for our constituents. Welcome to our committee."
"Communities are really, as you know, hit hard by that."
"It is a huge issue facing women, as you just mentioned, especially since the Dobbs decision."