I rise at this point to discuss Wicker amendment No. 2185. This is an important amendment. I hope the leadership of this committee is paying attention. My amendment would prohibit foreign governments from constructing, on U.S. soil…

I thank my colleague from Louisiana for asking that question. What I am hearing from Mississippi, and what I think we are going to be hearing from all across the United States of America, is that this is about to be a disaster for property…

This article elaborates on a proposal under review by our own State Department to allow the Russian space agency to construct half a dozen satellite ground monitoring stations on U.S. soil. The article describes these potential sites as…

The variety of threats we face, the vast areas involved, and our relatively limited resources make securing our maritime borders no easy task.

I am pleased to see the subcommittee examining the security of our maritime borders as well.

As we have seen in incidents such as the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole, small vessels can pose a serious threat to U.S. interests both at home and abroad.

I hope we can have a frank discussion about these cuts and what they mean operationally for the Coast Guard and CBP.

Thank you, Mrs. Hartzler, and I appreciate your leadership in this area. You know, when the Framers of our Constitution put together this government and submitted it to the people, the American people looked at it and said, You did a good…

They said implementing ObamaCare is going to be a train wreck, and that train wreck went right through the Etta community in Union County, Mississippi, and ran right over Reverend Bobby Irvin. Reverend Irvin tells me: I had health…

This wastes time, puts strain on an already challenged workforce and reduces the reliability of the information provided.

the more my constituents learn about the administration's so-called Affordable Care Act, the more it becomes clear that major changes should be considered. I recently heard from a constituent who had learned from accessing the Obama…

Unfortunately, this has not been the case at the Department of Homeland Security.

We owe it to taxpayers to ensure that these funds are appropriately used, fully accounted for, and auditable.

today I wish to express my support for the Restoring the 10th Amendment Act--S. 1643. This legislation, which I have introduced with nine of my colleagues, represents an effort to ensure that States' rights are protected against further…

according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, my State of Mississippi will have the third highest premiums in the Nation as a result of the so-called Affordable Care Act. This is unacceptable for my State, and my…

Today, I will be joining Chairman McCaul, Chairman Hudson, Ranking Member Richmond, and Congresswoman Waters in introducing a resolution condemning the shooting at LAX and expressing condolences to Officer Hernandez's family.

If an incident occurs, do our TSOs have radios at checkpoints?

I have real concerns about it. There are people who talk about other models, but you talk about countries where civil rights and civil liberties are not a part of the protocol.