I am taking a close look at the $1.1 billion requested by the administration for the PCCF.
I am also troubled by the expanding use of contractors and consultants to perform jobs typically performed by our Active Duty personnel.
My initial thinking is that the funding needs additional benchmarks and criteria which ensure that our money is spent wisely.
I have long held that we must develop a layered security approach that pushes borders out and begins the screening process far in advance of...
Members of Congress who talk a good game on border security will need to put their money where their mouths are when it comes to funding the...
Remembering those who died must inspire us to make this Nation better and safer.
The Marine Corps will be conducting studies in August 2011 to determine the relationship between time spent in the amphibious vehicle and co...
We applaud Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker for their leadership on this important piece of legislation.
What effect do you think this has had on the ability of school districts that do not have adequate resources for furnishing libraries?
I think all of that has gotten sorted out, and there is not as much suspicion now as there used to be with Federal money coming into the Sta...
I am pleased to be a co-sponsor with my friend from Rhode Island of S. 1328, The Strengthening Kids' Interest in Learning and Libraries Act.
I am very proud of the fact that my parents were both involved in education.
In order to prevent the unthinkable, we must deploy the best technology, employ the best people, and do the best planning.
It is more likely than not that a weapon of mass destruction will be used somewhere in the world by the end of 2013.
I will be listening carefully to today's testimony for any indication that planning for the GNDA is taking into consideration the very real ...
The detention issue, delay of docks, is the 800-pound gorilla in any meaningful safety discussion in this country.
And so, you face this coercion.
