Let me bring up something that I bring up at every hearing, and that is the Visa Waiver Program.

I think you have been just excellent, and I want you to know that.

Last year, Assistant Secretary David Heyman informed me that, by June 2012, the Department would have a fully operational biometric exit system.

Do you believe that it is possible to draft legislation which is reasonable, which exempts over 2,000 weapons but essentially concentrates on weapons that were designed for military use, generally high-velocity weapons?

I think there are some very good quotes in this letter.

I rise today to express support for the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, VAWA. For the last 18 years, VAWA has been the centerpiece of the Federal Government's efforts to combat domestic violence, dating violence…

I rise today to recognize the service of one of the Senate's most dedicated, loyal and capable employees, James J. Molinari. Jim has served as my State director for more than a decade, but his public service began many years ago. In 1967…

today I am pleased to introduce the No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013. This bill would close a loophole in current law, by ensuring that people convicted of foreign felonies and crimes involving domestic violence cannot possess…

Any collateral damage is unacceptable.

He will seek only to provide the President, the Congress, and other leaders with his best analysis and advice.

The people who ran it were ignorant of the topic.

I strongly support the Chairwoman's view on that.

John Brennan, by all accounts, will be a strong leader, guided firmly by the law and his strong ethical code.

It'll go down in history because it will define the separation of powers.

That has to be fixed, and changed forever.

We did this because we heard nothing from the Intelligence Agency.

I rise on behalf of myself and Senator Boxer to introduce legislation to further the restoration of the San Francisco Bay. Over the last 150 years, the water quality and health of the San Francisco Bay Estuary have been diminished by…

I rise to introduce the Los Angeles Residential Helicopter Noise Relief Act of 2013. This legislation, which I introduce with Senator Boxer, would require the Federal Aviation Administration to prescribe regulations for helicopter…

I rise on behalf of myself and Senator Boxer to introduce legislation to establish a National Heritage Area in the California Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. This legislation will create the first Heritage Area in California. This bill was…

I rise today to reintroduce the Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act of 2013. This legislation authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to improve the flood control infrastructure in the Sacramento area. The improvements will…

Mental health laws are usually the preserve of the State and the local governments.

We cannot have a totally armed society.

It is my understanding that Mrs. Lanza actually gave this gun to her son.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing, and I want to thank everybody for being here, particularly our witnesses, even you, Mr. LaPierre.

I rise today to express my strong support for the nomination of John Kerry to be our next Secretary of State. As a friend and colleague for more than 20 years, I can think of no one who is more qualified and better prepared to be our…