But these refugees have sometimes only been here for a few days. Obviously, they are not going to have a record in this country.

How are we going to conduct background checks that are required in the foreign countries where they are from?

I asked you about the tens of thousands of individuals who are being released from detention by the administration, criminal aliens, who then went on to commit thousands of serious crimes.

The report of the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review [QDR] makes clear that our special operations forces [SOF] will remain an integral part of the way the United States addresses our global and national security interests today and in the…

Langevin, Hon. James R., a Representative from Rhode Island, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Secretary Lumpkin and Admiral McRaven, I want to thank you very much for being here today.

Even as we draw down in Afghanistan, the QDR calls for the growth in SOF and for them to remain decisively committed to our fight against Al Qaeda.

to cut it by almost 50 percent in 1 year... seems like an unreasonable cut.

I think there is a philosophical disagreement at the start.

I think for a modest amount of money, redirected from probably VBMS since that is where the biggest pot of money is.

I would ask the VA to go back and reassess two things.

I would ask you to go back and give us an analysis of the impact on the VA's budget of the increase of the minimum wage.

I would urge you to go back and re-look at the objectives for the LTS processing.

I want to thank you for your commitment to the Waco regional office and to commend them for the improvements they have made in disability claims processing.

I can't believe you cannot. I think we can.

I am looking toward the industry. I am having some faith, for the time being, in the industry and the providers to come up with methods.

I hear dozens and dozens of war stories from creators who have come to personally see me and they have shared their nightmares with me.

Mr. Chairman, the President has shown a complete disregard for the rule of law. Rather than upholding and enforcing the laws as written by Congress, President Obama has decided to rewrite them however it pleases him. The United States…