"The recent shooting of Special Agent Kelton Harrison while he was conducting surveillance near McAllen, Texas demonstrates the risk that our agents face on a daily basis."
"It is a felony under Federal law to reenter the country after a prior deportation."
"I can't tell you how delighted I am to hear you make that very candid assessment of what is happening in Cook County."
"If they are not going to assist us in removing not only criminal aliens, but those that might go on to commit a terrorist attack... the Federal Government cannot stand by idly and allow that to happen..."
"Tangible border security requires we take a layered approach and should not focus solely on the line in the sand that separates the United States and Mexico."
"I would hope that you and Attorney General Holder would work together to bring that to a resolve to the satisfaction of everybody who has a mutual constituency which is every American to make sure tha..."
"the percentage of screening right now is in about the 5 percentile."
"the truth is in the 40 percentile of all of the illegals that are in the country currently came literally through the front door, through visa overstays."
"I don't think that is advantageous for the Nation."
"When it comes to securing our border, the old military adage that no plan survives contact with the enemy is, or should be, at the forefront of our minds."
"I had a bill that actually passed the subcommittee, the full committee, and I am very, very optimistic it is going to have floor action in front of the full House very shortly."