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Anyone who thinks that this is impossible is suffering from, as the 9/11 Commission puts it, 'a failure of imagination.'

Why would the administration ignore the advice of our State and local law enforcement professionals?

It seems to me that this is a shameful record, and the people at the top should be embarrassed about this.

People are really angry about these sanctuary cities that the administration has gone along with.

It only takes 1 to kill a large number of Americans somewhere in the world, whether that is U.S. soil or somewhere else.

The notion that in 2002 still in the shadow of the horrific attacks of 2001 that brought down the World Trade Center... we faced somehow a lesser threat than we do now, I find very hard to believe.

Why don't we go down to Louisiana and go out into the high ground in the Bayou and build a brand new facility?

It was a Republican President who first brought a Guantanamo detainee to the United States.

If the President does violate the NDAA law and brings Guantanamo Bay terrorists to U.S. soil, the bill that I filed, H. Res. 617 would give Paul Ryan and the House of Representatives standing to stop this through legal means.

I filed a bill that gives the House of Representatives standing in court.

In Cuba, we continue to see the Castro regime brutalize its people and forcefully stomp out any attempt at free speech, a free economy, and free expression.

And Raul Castro said, you can't ask me about political dissidents. It is wrong, improper for you to ask me about political dissidents.

Drug trafficking and transnational criminal organizations plague Central America and wreak havoc in the region, posing a direct security threat to the United States.

It is critical that we assist our regional neighbors in their efforts to achieve peace and security, good governance, and economic prosperity.

As Representatives of the American people, the U.S. Congress has the responsibility to ensure that every single taxpayer dollar spent on foreign assistance furthers U.S. national interest...

I think taking that money to help with drought assistance by USAID... is a better use of taxpayer dollars than trying to predict the climate.