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You can't have these goal-line stands on the 1-foot line at the official points of entry.

If we can stop it at sea we give those communities, that security environment, a better opportunity to get a grip on some of this violent crime that is taking place.

It seems to be a well-kept secret that Congress built 375--370 miles of pedestrian fencing in the 2007 to 2009 fiscal year period and 300 additional miles of vehicular fencing.

The rule of law is also about being honest and clear about what discretion exists under the law and insisting on accountability for the way that discretion is being exercised.

The rule of law is a basic principle of this country, and again, we take this principle... in developing countries all over the world.

I think when we address the territorial--the global--the territorial system, we need to address how our citizens are treated as well.

We are the only country, the only country, that has, through its Tax Code, put both our companies and our citizens at a competitive disadvantage on a global stage.

Senator Sanders brings a different element to a very important topic that we must fix on behalf of the Federal workers.

I expressed in no uncertain terms that this hearing would not be political.

Let's not make this political.

I appreciate VA's support and the valuable feedback we received from all the stakeholders.

I appreciate the VA's support and the valuable feedback we received from all the stakeholders.

I look forward to discussing with Senator Brown to identify the best path forward.

I thank Senator Hatch for his leadership and I look forward to engaging with the VA.

Will you commit to working with Congress to improve the Department's preparedness to handle an FMD outbreak?

Currently, North Carolina A&T, which is an 1890 institution, receives less state-matching funding for grants from NIFA than their fellow 1862 institutions in the state.

I want us to focus on the things that we can do to help prepare these universities, which in many of the places where they are located, they are the economic engines in their communities.

It is extremely important that Members hear not to blindly follow, you know, what comes out of the White House but to remember there is a whole set of obligations here that need to be adequately funded.