Mr. President, I understand that the majority has the floor, and so I will be very brief. I have enormous regard for Senator Blunt and for those who have spoken already. I just want to say that, for the people who say we want to have a…

Mr. Chairman, I would like to start by thanking my colleague, Mr. Suozzi from New York, as well as our Republican colleague, Mr. Fitzpatrick, who led the charge on this amendment process in this amendment before you. I would also take a…

Mr. Chair, I seek the Republican response time. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. Chair, I have no other speakers and am prepared to close. Mr. Chairman, as we wrap up the debate on this amendment, I hope we have demonstrated that there is common ground to be found in this Chamber. I would like to take a moment to…

Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Gottheimer), Democratic co-chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus, in the spirit of bipartisanship and in the effort to find common ground.

Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I would also like to thank her, Chairman Thompson, Congressman Sarbanes, and the many Democratic Members who helped craft this important legislation. H.R. 1, Mr. Chairman, among many…

the facts are exactly the opposite when you are talking-- looking at the actual number. Apprehensions today are substantially smaller than they were 20 years ago.

The question is what is the most efficacious way of getting us there and not creating a solution that fills a political promise but doesn't really achieve strong border security.

According to this report, so the number of apprehensions at the border in 2000 was 1.6 million.

I think a robust discussion about what is actually in the Nuclear Posture Review and whether or not it makes sense to maintain that deterrence, that is the debate we were having.

Using low-enriched uranium in naval reactor fuel has the potential to bring significant national security benefits.

I don't think there is anybody on this committee who is not in support of modernizing our nuclear force.

I want to thank our witnesses for your testimony this morning.

The President has claimed--and the way I read it, it has misled the American people.

Now let me establish, from the outset, that we all want stronger border security.

So, Secretary Nielsen, what the President had said was not accurate, was it?

I have long held that and I have an interest in ensuring that we are making policy based on sound data and credible threats.

Madam Speaker, we often hear about the immunotherapy revolution, medicine's next frontier, which is right now, for extending or even saving lives. Dr. Sadhak Sengupta and his wife, Sudarshana, two talented scientists from Rhode Island, are…