U.S. State Secretaries of State

I look forward to holding a hearing with EPA officials in the near future.

This is a matter of basic justice. Communities and families should not have to pay the price for someone else's pollution.

I would urge that we follow up on this point. I think it is a very important and valid point that we should have an estimate of the costs, if our budget is actually going to be relevant to the task at hand.

I am very interested, as I am sure my colleagues are, to know what the impact to the States will be of this 30 percent cut.

I appreciate and agree wholeheartedly that there are so many issues that are presented to this Committee and to all of us as Senators, the vast majority, in fact, that are not even bipartisan or non-partisan, and it is critical that we…

It's important to value a free and independent press in order to allow them to do their job.

The difference between being hacked and not being hacked, is knowing you've been hacked.

I'm also concerned that the Federal Government does not have all the information it needs in these situations where there's been a breach.

Is there any requirement that a State notify the Federal Government when they suspect there's been a breach?

And in terms of the American public and voters in each of these states, can you tell me is there any requirement that the State notify its residents when the State suspects there may be a breach?

And do any of you have any thoughts about whether there should be such requirements, both in terms of states reporting to the Federal Government and also states reporting to their own residents and citizens about any breaches of their…

There are certain universal truths. There are certain things that, in spite of what might appear to be differences among men and women, certain things, and most of the things that we share that bind us, that we have in common.

If the workforce does not have the skills to perform those jobs, then those jobs will be left empty.

Well, imagine, sir, if you will, that you were a local law enforcement leader presented with a choice of either complying with Federal law that means that you may expose your department and your jurisdiction to civil liability or…

Are you aware that there are a number of Federal courts that have imposed civil liability on local governments for complying with ICE detainer orders that were not supported by probable cause?

I would support any fix that would not withhold funding for local law enforcement to meet the demands that they face around combating terrorism in their local jurisdiction.

Having quality infrastructure in Los Angeles is not just important for those who call it home, as do I, but it is important for the entire country.

I know you've been in this position for only about 48 hours and I appreciate your candor with this Committee during the course of this open hearing.

It is technology--and, depending on where you go from there, it is infrastructure and personnel.

Basic principles of capitalism tell us that wherever there is a demand, there will be a supply.

When we are talking about the trafficking of guns, of drugs, and of human beings--there have been many people, including, I believe, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, that have acknowledged that a major draw--especially…

One of the things that we learned in documenting this report is that trafficking takes place because there has been an investment in that, as we have discussed.

I saw photographs of tunnels with walls as smooth as the walls in this Committee room, lined with air-conditioning and lighting, which made an obvious point very clear: that there is a large investment of money by the transnational…

According to the strategic plan from 2012 through 2016 of CBP, my understanding is that the priorities include, in this order: first, preventing terrorists and weapons from entering the United States; second would be managing risk, which…