As Chairman, I do not intend to let that happen again.

It is a bedrock principle of the Department of Defense [DOD] that any eligible individual who can meet the high standards for military service without special accommodations should be permitted to serve.

To me personnel is the key--equipment can always be replaced but personnel is the key cornerstone in all military operations.

I believe once he is removed and we are going to see humanitarian aid begin to flow into Venezuela.

This hearing today is very important, the cyber threats facing the U.S. surface transportation sector.

I am concerned that we have not sufficiently protected this sector against cyber threats.

I think it sends a horrific message, and are we doing anything to go after the voter fraud in these cities.

This is nothing more than they disagree with an individual on their policies and their programs and their politics, and they want to punish that person.

Well, I hope we can eradicate 100 percent of human trafficking, especially in this day and age with technology.

I am proud to represent the Mississippi Gulf Coast, which is home to NOAA's National Data Buoy Center.

But if people come here illegally, that is still against the law in our country, correct? And what would that charge be?

Thank you for everything that you have done for NASA; your work hasn't gone unnoticed.

How many others do you feel are out there? And also you say smuggled; by smuggled, I am assuming that they are not crossing the ports of entry, they are coming in through our porous border, correct?

there's no comprehensive, nationwide permitting process for aquaculture in federal water, which I think has probably hindered America

Protecting, you know, the American citizens vote is extremely important to me.

In your testimony, you talk about protecting the servicemembers' rights to vote and also their reemployment rights when they deploy.

I just want to continue to urge my colleagues, you know, to get down there and see firsthand.

The only way this works is if the American people trust the IRS and trust that this information will be held private.