Congress should never have divided the TSA workforce into a group of management 'haves' with statutory rights under title 5 of the U.S. code, and the front-line TSO 'have nots' who do not.

AFGE has strongly supported the legislative efforts of Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie Thompson (D-MS) to bring much-needed reforms to the SPP.

I have two requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to Rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

This action today by the Democratic members of this Committee is not about the qualifications of Attorney General Pruitt to be head of the EPA. It is simply about their disappointment with the results of the November election, pure and…

Instead of the light touch approach to FCC regulation of broadband that we had before 2015, under net neutrality, it's now reclassified under an outdated Title II regime more like a utility or a telecommunications service.

We are ultimately going to be judged in the court of public opinion, and I think the American people are ready to put the election, the close election that we had in November, behind us, accept the results, and move forward to govern this…

I, too, support Scott Pruitt, and let me just say I think objective observers who watched his testimony would have to agree that it was an impressive display of knowledge and patience.

I come before this body tonight with my colleagues from Mississippi and Georgia to offer our prayers for those whose lives were lost, whose homes were destroyed, and whose neighborhoods were shattered during this weekend's tornadoes across…

elections have consequences.

I do object to, though, is something that has happened for years since I have been a member of this Committee, and that is somehow to list political contributions and suggest that somehow they make an individual suspect or not qualified.

But the other side of that is insourcing, and I can just tell you that in my state of Mississippi, we're tickled to death to have Toyota, Nissan, Airbus, Yokohama Tire, building things for the rest of the world and employing Americans…

I think we have a lot of information that will be reassuring to the American people.

Like the Member who spoke before me-- General Grant served as Commander in Chief of the Union armies and later of all the Armies of the U.S. and then was President within 4 years of having that title. General Eisenhower served as Supreme…

I rise this afternoon to join my colleagues in expressing support for S. Con. Res. 3, the budget resolution which, as most Americans now know, is the vehicle we will use to begin the repeal and replacement of ObamaCare. This is a matter of…

I think what I heard you say with regard to Senator Nelson's question is if we're going to make a major change, as has been proposed, then there needs to be a national consensus on that and that there needs to be more of a national…

This is unimaginable to me based on where this Academy has been historically in terms of academic achievement.

I want to encourage you to continue efforts to ensure the integrity of this critical training program for our future Merchant Marine mariners.

a vitally important part of our maritime industry is the Jones Act, which this Committee has jurisdiction over.