administration. we saw under the trump administration we were able to secure our border. why would we engage ourselves in a border dispute thousands of miles away in eastern europe when we can't control our own southern border. so simply this legislation says that until such time that we have operational control of the southern border, until such time that we have completed the border wall system. including the wall, and the monitoring technology that goes along with it, the roadways to allow our border patrol agents to travel up and down the entire border, then we will not be sending money overseas. we will not spill american blood or spend american treasure overseas until we have operational control of our southern border. >> congressman, when i speak to people over the course of the last few weeks, this point that you are trying to make is top of mind. number one thing people are talking to me at least to me at least, not the economy or inflation or crime but this concept of why are we securing