Why do you guys want to take so many people in?

I think that we should support Canada, our ally, in doing the right thing in the most secure manner possible when it comes to Syrian refugees.

There was a lot of unease over the Syrian refugee population and the security risk that some believe that they might pose to us in this country.

I always say to my Army friends, 'Well, we may wear different uniforms, but we are on the same team.'

These are children who have not been in school for years now. These are families in crisis.

Mr. President, as the ranking member of the committee on homeland security, I rise in opposition to this amendment. Our friend who is offering this amendment today indicates that Federal agencies are always promulgating regulations, and we…

Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time. I would just close by thanking the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Messer) and the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney) for their work on this commonsense piece of legislation…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I begin by thanking all of those who have worked with us to introduce and to improve this legislation. I especially want to thank my colleague and friend, the gentleman from Wisconsin…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, let me first thank the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Schweikert) and the gentlewoman from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) for their hard work on this bill. As was pointed out by…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I close by again asking my colleagues to follow the example of the Financial Services Committee and vote unanimously to support this bill, which will help small businesses to access…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I would like to add my thanks and congratulations as well to the gentleman from Maine (Mr. Poliquin) and the gentleman from California (Mr. Vargas) for their bipartisan work on this…

Mr Speaker, I yield such additional time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from New York.

Mr. Speaker, I thank and congratulate the sponsor and cosponsor again. I have no further requests for time. I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney).

I think that the defense of this Nation, the defense of our homeland, is a top priority of the Federal Government.

We need to make sure that it provides the selfless men and women who keep us safe with the resources that they need to save lives.

The connection with the community is one of the principal benefits.

I think that it is really important that we can somehow fund or prepare people to be part of the Joint Terrorism Task Force offices.