I often urge my colleagues not to use our positions of influence to promote fear in the public.
It is incumbent upon us to work with our international partners to eradicate the virus at its origin in West Africa.
I want to also express my appreciation to the Chairman and to all of you.
I think it is an excellent idea, and we have learned a lot from hearing what Texas has done.
I want to thank the Chairman for holding this timely hearing on our efforts--both domestic and international--to contain...
the value of our public health infrastructure and the cost of maintaining it.
I also want to extend my condolences to the family of Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person diagnosed with Ebola on Ameri...
These issues create problems for our security and create problems for the men and women that we have asked to protect th...
I was a vocal supporter of the DHS consolidation plan when it was first presented.
I also am concerned about how it is we treat in every way possible, by pay and in terms of morale, the men and women who...
It is inconceivable that the Department of Homeland Security does not have a consolidated headquarters where the Secreta...
However, Congressional appropriation of funding of St. Elizabeths continues to be uncertain as the House's fiscal year 2...
I am very concerned that we have yet to deal with the border security issue that plagues the people I represent every si...
Since the Department of Homeland Security was created in 2002, its core components have been dispersed in more than 50 l...
However, Phase II and III of the consolidation project have been stalled.
The drug cartels basically own that territory.
The people I represent want to know from me... what is the Department doing to deploy its resources to address that prob...
During times of heightened security concerns, like those we currently face in light of the potential threat ISIL poses, ...
