Laura Richardson: “I believe in being frugal, but the question is really: Are these adequate resources to protect our homeland?”

The biggest eye opener for me has been the extent to which China and Russia are aggressively expanding their influence in our neighborhood.

A key component of emergency preparedness is the ability to alert and warn the public of an impending disaster.

What do you view as the continuing vulnerabilities within our Nation's ports?

I concur with the objective of the Homeland Security committee that we should discuss the potential threat to the homeland posed by the Somali terrorist organization al-Shabaad.