We look forward to partnering in 'Building the Coast Guard America Needs'.

I hope you will commit to reading these statements and responding to the concerns they raise.

Fostering diversity is critical to building a culture that welcomes and celebrates varied perspectives and experiences and ensures the Coast Guard reflects the public it serves.

So just those seizures alone, those half-dozen or so major seizures, if my math is correct, is over $1.3 billion in narcotics that have been seized and interdicted by the Coast Guard.

The investigation made clear that the Lieutenant Commander's allegations were never investigated properly.

We must honor his service by working to ensure more minority cadets enter and graduate from the Academy.

What I have concluded is that NOAA has its own environmental agenda, and they would rather see no fishing at all.

This is not about the environment because every fisherman in Alabama, when they get in those Alabama waters, they are environmentalists.

What I see, this is about taking America's resources away from American people and giving more power to unelected bureaucrats.

I am pleased the Biden administration is doing the hard work necessary to address the situation at the border for the long term.

I urge you, Mr. Secretary, to help ensure those remaining nominees reflect the diversity of the homeland your Department seeks to secure.

I join my colleagues today in defense of our longtime friend and trusted ally, Israel, and to argue that absolutely no American taxpayer dollars should be spent to benefit terrorist organizations. Israel has no greater friend than the…

I am pleased the Biden administration is giving these matters the attention and resources they demand.

The Members of the committee may have additional questions for the Secretary and we ask that you respond expeditiously in writing to those questions.

The health and welfare of Members, witnesses, and staff should not be a political issue.

Earlier this year I had the opportunity to join with my other Republican colleagues to visit the southwest border. This was not a gesture, as the Vice President has referred to these visits. It was, instead, a learning opportunity. The…

Both CBP officers and Border Patrol agents work tirelessly to protect the border and I strongly support their work.

I am concerned that the Department of Homeland Security's budget request only reinforces what we already knew--that the administration is not prioritizing a secure border and a secure homeland and is leaving us vulnerable to numerous…