You can't just put the military in the streets of the United States rounding up illegal aliens. I think that would be a violation of federal law.

We're going to be examining, how can we more properly screen and vet people coming into the United States? We will also be looking at the border.

Peacekeeping funds are an important and necessary part of what America does for humanity and the rest of the world.

Texas' and America's farmers are suffering. As the Member of Congress representing the 10th Congressional District of Texas, I have traveled throughout our area and have seen first-hand how the drought has affected our agricultural communities.

Additionally, any Human Rights Council reform that allows countries with despicable human rights records to remain as members, such as China and Saudi Arabia, is not real reform.

We can't really have a serious debate about reform on immigration if we don't have operational control of the border. ... With the executive order out there, with the urgency of the threat, I think it's very likely that we'll get something passed, later this year.

Our farmers and ranchers have never faced as many problems as they do today with drought, range fires, high gas prices and an ever tightening budget on agriculture subsidies.