We do our constituents a disservice by ceding to the bureaucracy the power the Constitution has given us.

Well, that authority is not a Homeland authority, per se, it is vested in another committee.

It is never improper for this committee to ask questions of the Department.

I thank Mr. Pallone for addressing my questions. While I still have concerns over these measures, I appreciate his willingness to put into the Record these statements and look forward to working with him to clarify expectations going…

I have a serious matter to discuss with the Senators about the U.S. relationship with our ally Japan. Japan has been a valued American partner in the Pacific. It is our fourth largest trading partner and a close military ally. Our nations…

I rise for purposes of expressing my concerns with H.R. 362, H.R. 360, and H.R. 359, in their current forms. Mr. Speaker, I am concerned that, without clarification, these bills risk significantly disrupting how the Federal Government has…

Would you agree to work with me to communicate to the Senate and the administration that the intention behind these measures is to have the Secretary of Energy coordinate activities with DHS consistent with the existing cybersecurity…

Let me be clear: We don't accept.

I am glad to hear that, without any equivocation, Mr. Pallone fully expects DOE to coordinate with DHS, but that only addresses one of my concerns. My other concern is that these bills do not, in any way, shape, or form, detract from or…

I thank the gentleman from New Jersey for his cooperation and clarifying these three pieces of legislation.

I thank my friend from New Jersey for that information. To be clear, it is your intention that these measures do not affect DHS' authority under PPD-21, PPD-41, Executive Order 13691, and Executive Order 13636?

I thank you and the men and women that serve underneath you for the service that you provide every day to our country.

reserving the right to object, I am disappointed but can't say I am surprised that the Senators on the other side of the aisle have objected to the SAVE Moms and Babies Act. The Democrats have shown time and again that they would rather…

as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 3072 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. I ask unanimous…

in a few moments, I will ask unanimous consent for the Senate to take up and pass legislation I have introduced to protect women from harm and to protect their health. This is such an important issue to me as a Senator, as a woman, and as…

as a former commissioner of agriculture in Mississippi, this is so vital and so important. In Mississippi, agriculture is the No. 1 industry. One in every four jobs is related to agriculture. So this is very vital for my State. With the…

No matter your political affiliations in 2001, there were no greater heroes than our first responders who risked their own lives to save their fellow citizens on 9/11. Republicans and Democrats thanked our first responders, while children…

Please accept this personal explanation as I was unavoidably detained due to my presence at the White House for the historic signing of the Abraham Accords between the United States, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain. Had I…