I believe it is critical to our National security that we are able to do this if we are going to have true border security.

I thank the chairman. Madam Chair, yesterday, we received a letter and white paper from the Chief of Naval Operations and the Director of the Naval Reactors program. I will include these documents and statement for the Record that I will…

So the concerns that Mr. Connell was expressing about providers getting frustrated that they were moving targets as far as criteria, that is no longer an issue?

This Congress in 2006, because I was here, we authorized and appropriated the money for 700 miles of fencing.

What is impeding you putting more of these canines into more of the airports beyond the Category X?

There is nothing that compares to the efficacy of these canines, particularly the explosive--the vapor wake canines in detecting explosives.

To get them in airports. There are private folks that do exactly what you are doing inside your own program to breed appropriate bloodlines, train them up, to certify them, and then deploy them, just like you do. Why aren't we seeing those…

So as far as your industry being able to reach out to third-party providers, the only thing--and I could be misinterpreting what you were saying.

I am thrilled to hear you all are embracing the efficacy of these explosive detection canines.

I would ask, for the record, if you will go back and look and see how much more money you think you would need to cover the balance of the Category X airports.

But now, Ms. Lontz, didn't you say----

Why aren't we putting them on a bus like we normally do and sent them back down to Guatemala?

It is a National security crisis for our country.

We need to send a signal to these other countries that it is not gonna work.

We don't have a fence down there, and, if we did, we wouldn't have 5-year-old children coming across.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. _. None of the funds made available by this Act…

You've sent a message to every Al-Qaeda group in the world that says that there is some value now in that hostage in a way that they didn't have before.

The Blumenauer amendment is a continuation of the gentleman's efforts to suggest that this Nation cannot afford its nuclear deterrence requirements, which are actually the Obama administration's requirements based on the President's…

I thank the gentleman from New Mexico. I agree with the importance of the national labs. I look forward to working with you to find ways to strengthen their capabilities and meet their important missions. I expect we will be able to find a…

It is a 20 percent increase.

What happens? If you are an average patient there, you are in the middle of some radiation treatment...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this important hearing on H.R.

I think just the fact that we pointed out the significant cost to patients, number one, not only in just dollars but the anxiety that comes with getting in that car and driving a greater distance just to have access to care means that we…

This is the fourth year in a row this amendment or something similar to it has been offered. Once again, I am going to ask that this be rejected. The DOD has asked for the authority to transfer funds to NNSA's nuclear weapons activities…

I respect my friend from California. She is very knowledgeable on the subject, but she is wrong on this amendment, and I urge a ``no'' vote. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment…