President Obama said that cyber threat is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges that we face.

The Coast Guard's discretionary budget has increased less than 1 percent.

We are having a terrible time in this area.

It cuts port security grants, deep cuts to the Coast Guard, which are particularly troubling to myself and I think Senator Cochran as well.

Thank you, Admiral. And again, thank you for your testimony today, for your forthrightness, for asking for what you really need.

My goal is to produce a bipartisan, fiscally responsible Homeland Security bill for fiscal year 2012.

Securing this Nation is not just about the Federal Government.

I believe the President has submitted a fiscally responsible budget for this Department.

I'm concerned about the increased reliance by these major drug dealers to basically build their own submarines.

We need to stop these drugs in the transit zone where we can pick up that 6.6 million tons of cocaine.

I helped to lead the effort to privatize the Army housing, which has been really successful with the family housing.

Intelligence is probably one of the most important things for us, because it will tell us oftentimes not only where to go, but what ship to look at.

33,000 Mexican citizens have died during the Mexican Government's admirable, but very difficult campaign against drug trafficking.

As soon as you assign your priorities, let us know.

The TSA screener cap provision at 46,000. I do not know if that is going to be effective.

We want to have an honest and open and transparent Government, which is always so important.

This is the right thing to do. I support the funding.

Thank you, Admiral.