Citizenship and Immigration committee  How much will it cost?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  But how much? How much will it cost?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  So you don't know how much that will cost.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Right.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, and—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Sorry. With respect, you already gave your speech.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  You're not answering my question. The question—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  —was very simple: How much will it cost?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Chair, the question was how much it would cost to house people in hotels. The witness has now said that he does not have an answer to that question.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I want to move on to another question, then, if he cannot answer that one.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  He has indicated that he does not know the cost of busing people from the border to their next location. He does not know what the cost will be—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  —to house them in individual hotels.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  My question then is this. How many illegal border crossers have entered into this country since your government took office?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Do you know the answer?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  So you don't—