However, I do not plan to let reauthorization become an excuse to water down regulatory requirements or diminish the overall security value of the program.

You all met, meet, or exceed the standards for accession and retention in the military and that you did not ask for nor would you have wanted reduced standards or special treatment.

I am concerned that we have not sufficiently protected this sector against cyber threats.

I would also like to express my sympathies to Ranking Member Katko on the loss of his father.

Thank you very much, Chairman Correa; Ranking Member Lesko, on your maiden voyage as Ranking Member, welcome.

This hearing today is very important, the cyber threats facing the U.S. surface transportation sector.

From being able to discuss things with the professionals that are knowledgeable on the subject matter, we learn things every day to help us make decisions.

I just think is political nonsense.

I believe once he is removed and we are going to see humanitarian aid begin to flow into Venezuela.

This is nothing more than they disagree with an individual on their policies and their programs and their politics, and they want to punish that person.

The only way this works is if the American people trust the IRS and trust that this information will be held private.

Protecting, you know, the American citizens vote is extremely important to me.

a combination of a defensive barrier, boots on the ground, and technology, would well-serve and protect an American and American citizens.

there's no comprehensive, nationwide permitting process for aquaculture in federal water, which I think has probably hindered America

originally we had $5.7 billion in the President's budget and you asked for 75 additional judges, but it was reduced--for the wall, it was reduced to $1.3 billion.

Of course, several reasons, probably because we have a large, 2,000-mile contiguous border with Mexico and that border is not secure.

Well, I hope we can eradicate 100 percent of human trafficking, especially in this day and age with technology.

I think it sends a horrific message, and are we doing anything to go after the voter fraud in these cities.