"As others have stated, my prayers and wishes go out to the families of Malaysia Flight 370, but as we have often learned from aviation disasters, if there is any hope that has come out of it, it is th..."
"I think President Obama certainly in the Beyond the Border action plan with Prime Minister Harper and with Canada recognizes perimeter security as a critical issue."
"But is every purchase within the United States to travel outside the United States or every purchase outside the United States to travel into the United States checked against the database at the poin..."
"100 percent of the time?"
"For me, aviation security is so important because if we do not have public confidence in aviation security, the economy we know will greatly, greatly suffer."
"Don't you think, Mr. Capello, that for perimeters that are so vast that it is impossible for human eyes to detect these, especially at night?"
"I am disappointed that many of my colleagues across the aisle have used this hearing to re-litigate whether climate change is happening and whether it is manmade."
"I am encouraged to see that some of my colleagues across the aisle have been a voice for the minority, three percent of scientists today."
"What concerns me though is that last year over 1 billion passengers outside the United States were able to travel without having their passports checked against that database."
"Our concern and my concern is that if we consolidate this, the Transit Security Grant and other important grants may not receive the funding or the attention that they may receive."
"global climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time"
"if we don't take steps now, if we don't take steps today to halt what is causing climate change, the repercussions for humans and the environment will be catastrophic"