It is critical that DHS have a plan in place to protect the health of its employees before reopening facilities.

due to the coronavirus pandemic, Memorial Day commemorations will be different this year. The coronavirus may force us to continue Memorial Day traditions virtually or privately with our families. Nevertheless, it is important for us to…

This bill would forever fundamentally alter our elections. It would provide a bailout to unsustainable pensions. It would release criminals from jail. It would provide protection and payments to illegal aliens. And it would discourage…

our Nation commemorates National Police Week in May, bringing together law enforcement officers, families, and public safety advocates from across the country to the Nation's Capital to pay respect to law enforcement officers who lost…

This thing is not over. We're not out of the woods yet.

as we continue to navigate this unprecedented position we find ourselves in because of this extremely contagious virus, I want to bring one issue to the attention of all of my colleagues. Anyone who has been on social media has seen the…

the Senator from South Dakota has said it well, and I just want to come down here today to echo that we have had so many misstatements made by people on the other side of the aisle this afternoon and this evening that I just think it cries…

I agree with so much of what the distinguished Democratic leader has just said. I was coming from one building to the other when the distinguished Senator from Iowa was speaking, but I know he was making the point that I would make at this…

for the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation I report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the…

This budget does nothing to address TSOs' lack of basic workplace protections that have been granted to workers in other Federal agencies.

We are clearly behind the curve, and it will take a concerted whole-of-Government effort to catch up.

Our President just can't call another Governor a snake.

the budget does not adequately fund nor address major morale and retention problems within TSA's front-line workforce.

The public only gets what we tell them. If we don't tell them accurately, then it is misinformation.

I am pleased the budget request includes funding for a second Polar Security Cutter (PSC) to support these activities.

It was never a hoax. We have video where people said it.

I applaud TSA's initiatives in this year's budget to increase the pay for high-skilled TSOs and provide annual pay increases for service longevity--but they do not go far enough.

Last week, the House passed my bill, H.R. 1140, the 'Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020,' which guarantees basic rights for all TSA employees by moving them to Title 5.