Jose Luis Correa

There are people on our side of the aisle that are committed to working on these issues that will have real, positive impact.

What we found is blacks are almost twice as likely to be charged with a minimum mandatory offense as whites.

This is exactly why this bill has to become law.

If we can do it in North Dakota, we can do it absolutely anywhere.

We should look at policies that are racially neutral on their face but have a historically disparate racial impact.

We have to remember that we are not a police state, and we are not a police country and that, for public safety officers to do their job, trust and cooperation are essential.

I am concerned that, under the President's budget proposal, our Homeland Security professionals will not be appropriately resourced and empowered to meet the security challenges of the day.

What you see today is an issue of, in the private sector, if you are sick, if you have got the flu, you have got a choice: Stay home.

My colleagues are absolutely right: The deficit is out of control.

This budget asks men and women of TSA and the Coast Guard to do more with less, and redirects desperately needed funds to the President's misguided plans to build a wall on the Southern Border.

We need to address this issue again because I want to make sure we give the incentive to our employees to do the right thing, and costs to a part-time employee who may be infected become a decision point when it comes to health care.

So you do believe we need to professionalize those TSO officers and make sure they are the best of the best...

See the President is budget-shifting some of the funding away to other priorities, like the wall, and not into your Department.

The President has stated that preventing drugs from entering our country is a priority for the administration, and, if the President wants to stop drugs from coming across our borders, he should fully fund the Coast Guard instead of…

I think our constituents--our tax payers--deserve that we learn lessons and react to this stuff on a world-wide basis immediately.

It is not about State's rights. It is not about Federal rights. It is about health issues and science.

Homeland Security is our top priority, and the TSA and the Coast Guard are critical components in providing that security.

If he wants to stop drugs from coming across our borders, he should fully fund the Coast Guard, instead of redirecting military funds to build an antiquated border wall.

I would like to continue to work with you on this issue because, again, I really believe that this is an area we have got to beef up on.

Again, my goal and I think our goal in terms of good public policy is to make sure that employees don't have to choose between paying their bills and coming to work when they know they may be infected.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank you for holding this most important and timely hearing.

October 1 is the deadline. We probably have--it is estimated by DHS--35 percent of Americans don't have Real ID yet.

Holding immigrants at the border and turning them back is probably not going to stop this virus, because we still don't know how it is spread.

The Coast Guard has said they need at least six to begin to do their job adequately.

We have issues, priorities, of minerals, oil, fisheries, and navigation.