The behavior of the Chinese Government and Chinese firms undermine the sovereignty of national security not just of their countries but of the United States and the western hemisphere.

FEMA is the last line of defense to help the American people.

Since Hurricanes Katrina exposed gaps in FEMA's disaster contracting practices in 2005, the agency still has not managed to make the necessary adjustments.

Border security is more than building a wall.

The request for $81.7 million for more detention space for migrant families illustrates that the administration refuses to acknowledge or does not care that detention is harmful to children.

Emergency response is improved by having qualified vendors in place to provide goods and services reliably.

The President's fiscal year 2020 budget proposal continues to illustrate that the Trump administration's priorities are skewed, short-sighted, and cruel.

Funding for ICE's Homeland Security Investigations...would be diverted to fund interior immigration enforcement arrests and deportations instead.

As the American public, as Members of Congress, we often don't give you and the men and women that you work with the credit that you deserve.

In the absence of permanent leadership, FEMA is likely to get even further behind with preparing its disaster contracting initiatives.

Contracting is incredibly important to how we as a Nation prepare for and respond to disasters.

We want to get it right. FEMA is the last line of defense to help the American people.

FEMA must do its due diligence to ensure that companies selected for advance contracts can meet the contract terms.

We are so blessed in this country to have a government that we say our rights come from a creator, not from government.

I think what I would emphasize in this context is that the trade number has increased but so has engagement in so many other spheres.

I am deeply concerned about the increasing influence of China in the western hemisphere.

This heinous, cowardly act was terrorism, plain and simple.

The Honorable Bennie G. Thompson, a Representative in Congress From the State of Mississippi, and Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security: