Under this administration, unfortunately the mandate for DHS has focused on the attack on immigrants, has been focused on the attack on refugees.

Let me ask, does the Donald Trump statement conflict with the findings of DHS and all of our intelligence agencies that Russia did, in fact, interfere in the 2016 election?

That is not Homeland Security. That is demagoguery.

It seems, though, however, that we have not quite figured out the right blend and mix with respect to our mission and really focusing and honing in on it.

These inhumane policies, which are simply the mandate given to an agency by an administration, and the family separation is just one of many that I believe have no place in our society.

Madam Speaker, as we approach Memorial Day, we are reminded of the brave servicemen and -women who have given their lives to defend our country. The families of those who died in conflict, known as the Gold Star families, can never forget…

Since the administration got actively involved, there has not been 1 murder in the last 2 years.

It was originated mainly for the purpose of counterterrorism.

There have been dramatic cuts in the money going to police and fire.

My district lost over 150 people on 9/11. We still have people dying from 9/11 illnesses.

It was the Suffolk County Police Commissioner, who, by the way, was appointed by an Democratic administration.

Justice Alito said it would be very unfortunate if privacy protection in the 21st century were left primarily to the Federal courts.

Whether we are concerned about this for--whether we are concerned about this for a civil liberty reason, whether we are concerned about this for criminal justice reform reasons, about right to privacy, this is about who we are as America.

It is so critical that part of our operation here as government and part of, as Mr. DeSaulnier expressed, is making government responsive and making sure that we are ahead of the curve so we are not consistently operating out of a reactive…

So we have a technology that was created and designed by one demographic that is only mostly effective on that one demographic and they are trying to sell it and impose it on the entirety of the country?

And right now companies, governments, agencies can essentially steal or use your biometric data from you without your consent and this is outrageous, right, because this is America and we have a right to privacy.

I would like to seek unanimous consent on how Amazon actually met with ICE officials over a facial recognition system that could identify immigrants.

Only legislation can respond to the real-time threats of real-time technology.