Unless the Bureau is reformed, it is only a matter of time before this concentration of power is abused.
Our pursuit of better consumer protections should not require us to compromise our basic Constitutional values.
The requests made by this particular vocal minority seek only to preserve the system of checks and balances embodied in ...
No one person should have so much unfettered power over the American people.
At a time when our Nation's unemployment rate is over 9 percent, this would be a very dangerous gamble.
We haven't seen Governor Perry in a debate yet. We haven't seen him really to that much in the way of interviews yet.
I happen to believe that personnel are key to terrorist prevention or terrorist acts prevention, in addition to technolo...
I have been very glad to be a supporter of that for the port for terrorist prevention, if you will.
To my colleagues, it is a pleasure to be with Congressman Gene Green. We work very hard and together on great assets of ...
This port has really been the basis for some 287,000 direct and indirect jobs, generating $11 billion in economic impact...
I just want to put on the record I am constantly looking at ways to improve the TWIC card process.
So you believe that, if we reached that goal, this very question that we are asking about, potential economic impact, if...
I think if we can secure the bipartisan support that we have secured before, everyone will understand that the re-fundin...
We must ensure the security and safety of the people who work at and near the port.
These funds are crucial to keeping our country safe and protecting the communities and workers at our Nation's ports.
Forming the Houston Ship Channel Security District was a major accomplishment that increases the area's emergency prepar...
But that number alone, the African American number for most of the last year seems like it has been in the 14 to 15 rang...
We know we cannot recover on the 117,000.
