Thomas Bleming said he would use the military if solving the issue required it.

“In one hand, you have a humanitarian crisis; in the other, we have a national security crisis,” Bleming said. “Diplomacy with Mexico is the answer. We can use NAFTA to take punitive actions. I don’t believe the military should have to be used, but if it came to that, I would.”

Arthur Bruce Clifton favors the approach of the Republican governor of Texas.

“I agree with Rick Perry: We need to secure the border,” Clifton said. “Our federal government should be there to support that state. I think if you do not go through our process, you do not belong here.”

When questioned on Obamacare, Enzi pointed to his 10-step plan for health care.

Clifton said competition is the key to health care.

Bleming decried the mandatory nature of the legislation.

“Obamacare is not free or affordable; it’s mandatory,” Bleming said. “If we could spend $3 trillion in Iraq and Afghanistan, we should be able to have health care for the citizens of this country.”

Miller said it was nothing more than a power play by the federal government.