I think that what we are looking for is exactly what the testimony is; is about parity with respect to the way Congress is treating tribes.

I look forward to working closely with you on this important issue. I can tell you I know where the finest warships are built by the finest craftsmen, that is right there in Mississippi's Fourth Congressional District. I look forward to…

Chairman Frelinghuysen, I would like to thank you and your staff for all your hard work in crafting this Defense Appropriations bill. As a marine veteran, a current member of the Mississippi National Guard, and a former member of the House…

I rise in support of the national defense authorization bill and would point out to my colleagues that this is a piece of legislation which for half a century has enjoyed bipartisan support--during Republican administrations, Democratic…

I would like to thank Ms. McSally and Mr. Payne, Jr. for holding this important hearing.

I thank Congressman Thompson, Congressman Harper, and the rest of the Mississippi delegation; and, most importantly, thank you, God. I would also like to thank Senator Wicker and Senator Cochran, who are present. Thank you to my family…

Friends and colleagues, I have the honor of welcoming the new representative from Mississippi's First Congressional District. For me, that means he will be representing the neighboring district in the northeast corner of the State, which…

Although Hurricane Katrina triggered many reforms to improve the ability to leverage defense support of civil authorities during emergencies.

it is my privilege to ask unanimous consent that Capt. Matthew T. Reeder, a U.S. Marine Corps national security fellow in Senator Ayotte's office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of this Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

One of the most important lessons that emerged after Hurricane Katrina was the failure to coordinate Federal, State, and local assets.

We need to continue looking into information sharing with the State and local police and also listening to the boots on the ground on how to recognize and prevent acts of home-grown violent extremism.

Mr. Chairman, by no means am I saying that this bulletin would have changed the outcome of the situation, but I do think that this illustrates that we need to continue looking into information sharing with State and local police and also…

I encourage this committee to continue serious discussions on how to counter violent extremist messages while protecting Constitutional rights.

We want eligible people to participate, and we want to be able to prevent ineligible people.

we are going to make a dash to the floor to make this cloture vote.

There are 12 participants, and we have no idea how many are ineligible?

This is unacceptable, from a moral perspective and from a U.S. national security perspective.

It's Congress that's the spectators.