Howard Berman: “So one would not be required to utilize a private bail bondsman under this proposal.”

We must do our best to minimize the risks faced by these brave public servants and provide adequate funding to do so, but we must also recognize that such risks can never be completely eliminated.

I don't see the one individual who asked to join me in speaking on this, so I yield back the balance of my time.

If we are going to want to make sure that our diplomats are secure, then we have to pony up the money.

But those visas would only allow workers to remain here for a period of 18 months even if they have been here for decades and have spouses and children in the United States.