Robert Aderholt

I want to commend the gentlemen from Illinois and from Michigan for their commitment for search and rescue, and we would gladly accept their amendment.

Reclaiming my time, I share the concerns that have been raised by the gentleman from Texas this evening. The Department of Homeland Security needs the support of States and counties in border security, and SCAAP is an important tool to…

I thank the gentleman for his support of the House report language on sensitivity for child passenger screenings, and it is certainly reasonable to include other vulnerable individuals like the elderly and the infirm. I will work with the…

The funds are included in support of border security, albeit to facilitate only the most necessary environmental mitigation activities directly related to border security construction, operation, and maintenance. However, I do understand…

I insist on my point of order. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Alabama may state his point of order.

I reserve a point of order on the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The point of order is reserved. The gentleman from Alabama is recognized for 5 minutes.

We accept the gentleman from New Jersey's amendment, considering this is only a $5 million cut. I yield back the balance of my time.

As I have stated earlier, this bill provides $2.8 billion for Homeland Security first responder grants, $400 million more than provided in FY12. Of that, the bill provides $1.8 billion for the Secretary to provide to programs that address…

I'm going to have to rise to oppose the gentlelady's amendment. The problem with the amendment is it guts the immigration enforcement and it demoralizes the frontline law enforcement personnel. This amendment would actually empower more…

As I had mentioned earlier in my opening comments, I do believe this bill is a good bill. It reflects our best efforts to try to address our Nation's most urgent needs: of course, first of all, security, and second of all, fiscal…

At this time I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Latham), who is the chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee. {time} 1450

At this time, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey, the hardworking chairman of the Energy and Water Subcommittee, who has also been on the floor this week with his legislation, Mr. Frelinghuysen.

I would like to yield 3 minutes to the chairman of the Homeland Security authorizing committee, the gentleman from New York, Mr. Peter King.

There are still staffing shortages across the fire service. And the effect of FIRE and SAFER to improve on that shortage is something I think we should build on.

The fiscal year 2013 grant proposal from the department builds on the reforms that this committee implemented back in fiscal year 2012.

As you know, I put an emphasis on speed because I feel that the quicker we get construction back, the better communities are.

Your fiscal year 2013 budget includes, as has already been mentioned, $6.1 billion for disasters including over $3 billion for the cost of disasters that have already occurred such as the tornadoes that struck my home State of Alabama just…

The budget again delays the Offshore Patrol Cutter, OPC, with estimates that we will not have an OPC operational until 2020, 2022.

It is obvious that you have no intention to fully fund the NSC.

This study was conducted over eight years ago when Deep Water was the plan for recapitalizing the aging Coast Guard fleet.

The failure is unacceptable to this Subcommittee.

I discussed in my opening statement, Secretary Beers, about the budget including an unprecedented $202 million for the new cyber initiative to help reduce other departments and agencies' cyber risk levels.

What I would like to do is come back for another round after the vote, so we will suspend for a few minutes for votes.

We are very concerned with the new inclusion of additional agencies that would be eligible.

There are numerous communities in Alabama right now that are waiting for reimbursement. Are there ways to in some way simplify the process while still allowing for oversight of the funds?