the negative influence of Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) on security and the rule of law

the security along our southern border and the migration crisis were existential threats to U.S. national security

the P5+1 negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program have passed two deadlines for a final deal

How would you define success in this program, and specifically what do you view as the timeline for achieving success?

What will you do to ensure that the weapons and training we supply are not used by or to the advantage of ISIS and other extremist forces that share a common enemy with the groups we are supporting in Syria?

I am concerned about the security of our borders

One of the concerns that I have heard repeatedly from servicemembers in Utah and elsewhere is that they feel inadequately informed by military leadership about some of the persistent threats against themselves.

I want to first join my colleagues in condemning the deplorable attacks against our servicemembers in Chattanooga last week.

In the coming months, I hope our military leaders and Congress can work together and work in an efficient, effective manner to figure out how we can better protect our men and women in uniform from these types of attacks in the future.

The three key tasks in the national security documents that are out there is to assure our allies, deter opponents, and if necessary, fight and win on the ground.

While I do not think it is the role of the United States to partition and re-draw borders on the other side of the world, I am also greatly concerned that we could be ineffectively employing our national security resources by continuing to…

I am pleased by steps that the Air Force has taken to bring sustainment issues into the acquisition process.

every nation has the obligation to have a secure border.

As long as they are enforced. It is not easy to breach, by the way, Ms. Weisberg-Stewart, when people are there to make sure they do not breach the fence.

Would you agree with me, contrary to what Ms. Weisberg-Stewart just said, that fences do matter?

There is enormous difficulty on some Federal land, such as our national monuments, to get equipment and people in and out of those areas.

But, would you also agree, and you, Sheriff, that we now have technology... where we could achieve 90 percent effective control and 100 percent situational awareness.

In the short-term, visiting your facility, it is still pretty easy to get across our border, would you agree?