If the children of God get to this border we have to clearly take care of them.

No other administration has carried out a policy that deliberately separates migrant families--in some instances by default--when they reach the border at the scale we have seen over the past 2 years.

As a father and grandfather I am very concerned with how we treat children when they get to our border. We should not separate them from their parents.

As Americans, we are a Nation of laws. Our value system says that we should take care of people.

I am pleased that the subcommittee's first hearing of the 116th Congress is focused on the state of the Nation's emergency preparedness.

FEMA's poor response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico highlighted how far behind we are in emergency management.

I believe that you support the Don't Break Up the T-band Act of 2019.

I am a strong supporter of NATO and believe our shared security interests are and should remain a feature of the transatlantic relationship.

There can be no doubt that the United States military is the greatest in the world and that the key to our success is the people.

I will remind everyone here that we have only until April 2020 to reauthorize this important program.

As Chairman, I am committed to getting a CFATS reauthorization package across the finish line.

As a former volunteer fire fighter who fought to include first responder information access provisions in the CFATS Act of 2014, I am disturbed that gap still exists nearly 5 years after the West, Texas disaster.

The perspectives we will hear today are often underrepresented in conversations about how to improve this important anti-terrorism program, and I am proud we have given them a seat at the table.

DHS's failure to integrate this kind of information into its tiering methodology is particularly troubling because communities along a chemical facility's fence line tend to be poorer and have first responders who may not be well-resourced…

I am confident that under the Chairwoman's leadership, this subcommittee will do great work on behalf of the committee and the American people.

I continue to have doubts about CBP's decision making as it tries to address its hiring struggles.

I am encouraged CBP came to its senses and issued a partial stop work order on the contract.

I thank the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lofgren) for yielding. Mr. Chair, before I close, I would like to thank Speaker Pelosi, Chairwoman Lofgren, and Mr. Sarbanes for all the work they and their staffs have done to bring this…