Mr. Chairman, while I have concerns with carving out funding amounts for specific grants, I will accept the amendment. I was born and raised in Houston, Texas. I had something happen to me many years ago as a young lawyer in a hearing at…

I share the gentlelady's concern of this implication that these are law enforcement officers. It is something that anyone who has ever dealt with law enforcement officers should be worried about, so I thank her for working with us and for…

Madam Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Virginia and assure him that we will continue to work together on this issue. With that, I yield back the balance of my time.

I'm willing to accept this amendment. Once again, I have the same concerns as my colleague, Mr. Price, about the carving out of funding amounts for specific grants, but I will accept this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I share the gentleman from North Carolina's concern on that. The House Appropriations Committee included report language asking for final action on this rule. It is well past time to finalize this rule…

I accept the amendment and yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Hudson). The amendment was agreed to.

Mr. Chairman, the simple fact is this amendment is unnecessary and harmful to national security, in my opinion. Now, am I happy with TSA? No. I have criticism of TSA also. Most people who travel have some criticism of TSA. But zeroing out…

I rise in opposition to the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes.

I have listened to the arguments from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, and I find it interesting. First, those who cross into our country without and contrary to the laws of this great Nation have committed an illegal act…

I rise in opposition to this amendment, which strikes the legal requirement for 34,000 detention beds. The simple fact is that sovereign countries control their borders and have an immigration system with integrity that adheres to the rule…

Mr. Chairman, I share some of these concerns with the gentleman from Colorado, and I believe that outstanding questions still remain over the timeline for replacing the AIT scanners. I expect TSA to sufficiently answer the question posed…

Not only do I oppose the increase of $10 million for additional CBP officers; I oppose the offset suggested to pay for the increase. As drafted, the bill provides for $105 million for hiring 1,600 officers over a 2-year period. In fact, we…

Mr. Chairman, I am prepared to accept the amendment. I, too, have concerns about surface rail. I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Chairman, I accept this good amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

The bill before us today was born out of a need for reform. It consolidates disparate grant programs, provides discretion to the Secretary while balancing fiscal discipline. In total, this bill provides for $2.5 billion for Homeland…

Mr. Chairman, I am happy to accept this amendment from my colleague and friend, Judge Poe, which provides $10 million for CBP to procure additional equipment for surveillance and detection at both the southern and northern borders. Some of…

Mr. Chairman, I accept the gentleman's amendment. I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the amendment. I yield back the balance of my time.