My goal as Chairman of this Committee is to hold NASA accountable while working with the agency to correct these serious matters.

Events in Iraq over the past week serve as a chilling reminder of the fact that the world is not getting safer. I am disturbed by these events, but I am not surprised. Over the past few years, my colleagues and I have warned against our…

The NASA network has indeed been compromised and these vulnerabilities could have significant impacts on national security.

unless and until we pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform, our system will remain broken.

I cannot support any grant reform proposal until I am convinced that it would provide the support necessary to maintain terrorism preparedness capabilities.

I send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 627 Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives request the Senate to return to the House…

I urge Members to oppose the administration's proposal to morph the Homeland Security Grant Program into an all-hazards grant.

We cannot ignore the information sharing between Federal, State, and local authorities needs strengthening.

What kind of message, sir, does it send that we are now negotiating with terrorists?

I believe that the messages we send matter.

Our friends don't trust us, and our enemies don't fear us.

What kind of message does the release of five senior Taliban officials send to all our men in women in uniform?

I remember 3 years ago--it was almost exactly 3 years ago--Mr. Secretary, when a devastating tornado hit Smithville, Mississippi, and Secretary Donovan came down within days with two other members of the administration, showed real…

I suspect that his views on budgeting are considerably different from mine. That is because his candidate won the Presidential election and mine did not.

I absolutely would be remiss if I did not thank you, Mr. Secretary, for your heroic effort and the work you have done on the Port of Gulfport restoration project.

I am pleased that the Department heeded the advice of the GAO and our Members.

I am concerned that those foundational documents were not completed until nearly 7 years after the BioWatch Gen-3 acquisition process began.

I want to thank the chairman for the time. I want to echo the words of Chairman Smith and Ranking Member Johnson of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee. This is truly a bipartisan bill. The House should be proud of the work the…