I think it is a very good use of taxpayers' money.

I ran the counterterrorism operations at AFRICOM in my last military assignment.

I was proud to be on the task force. Certainly very eye-opening and troubling.

I have been strongly advocating against shutting down the government; strongly advocating for us doing our job and actually passing appropriations bills.

More Americans are going to die. That is what it comes down to.

We have many dead American soldiers because of Iran and what they did in Iraq, what they have done in Lebanon as a state sponsor of terror.

If we continue to work at the speed of Government and bureaucracy... then we are going to continually be behind.

I think the situation is urgent.

The director of national intelligence testified in February that weapons of mass destruction continue to be a major threat to the security of the United States.

I'm pleased our subcommittees are meeting today to consider the optimal organization of the Department of Homeland Security to meet the chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive threats that face our Nation.

Thank you, Mr. Chair.