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Lou Correa is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing California's 46th congressional district since January 3, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Correa has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and economic development during his time in office. He has been an advocate for immigrant rights and has worked to support local communities in California. Prior to his congressional role, Correa served in the California State Senate and the California State Assembly, where he gained experience in legislative processes and public policy.
I would say that, on the contrary, this money, this allocation of $100 million, represents additional support for our border security, our high seas. Back in my district, like across the country, we have a major spike, an increase, in drug…
Again I would say that those folks that are piloting those ships full of drugs coming into our country do not deserve the opportunity to reach our shores. We have to stop them in the high seas. Just a few months ago, the Coast Guard was…
First of all, I thank all of our veterans for their service and sacrifice for our great country. I come from California, the home of the greatest number of veterans in this great country. On their behalf, I would like to thank Chairman Roe…
I think that Representative Rice was certainly on to something when she discussed the attacks on the Federal work force.
The FEMA work force has a very important and critical responsibility and that is to support our citizens and first responders as they face some of the most crippling natural disasters this country has ever seen.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency work force has a critical responsibility--to support citizens and first responders as they face some of the most crippling natural disasters this country has seen.
Does the GAO report actually say that FEMA has an integrity or misconduct problem that requires improvement?
FEMA employees risk their lives for the good of the country as a whole and for this we thank you.
We must never tolerate such behavior. In fact, I believe the report makes it clear that allegations of misconduct made against FEMA employees are less than 2 percent of the entire FEMA work force.
There has been a lot of rhetoric in this Congress about how we need to make it easier to fire a Federal employee.
Therefore, I am confused and concerned with the focus of today's hearing, as evidenced by the hearing title insinuating the FEMA work force has a wide-spread integrity problem.
To me, the FEMA work force exemplifies and personifies the very basis for the newly-crafted DHS mission statement--With honor and integrity.
On Friday we are voting on a crucial funding program for armed services. Yet somehow it also includes $1.6 billion to begin funding the construction of an unnecessary border wall. Without discussion, the funding for the border wall was…
A million here, a million there translates to a billion here and a billion there. Those dollars, we can only spend once.
This is another reason, a primary reason why a border wall, in my opinion, is not a solution to our border security challenges.
Do you invest in a border or do you invest in better X-ray machines at the border crossing stations?
Very quickly again to Mrs. Gambler, what remains to be done in order for the agency to better measure the effectiveness of its capabilities?
While Secretary Kelly and many lawmakers in Congress talk about the value of technology to better secure our borders, we remain concerned that we are not utilizing technology to its fullest benefits.
While we allocate billions in a border wall that may not work, I am hearing stories of many of our border agents not being able to talk to each other using their existing equipment.
I want to speak about H.R. 3004, but let me first talk about two of my constituents, Officer Jose Vargas, one of the most decorated police officers in the State of California, and the other, Jose Angel Garibay, a young marine that made the…
Thank you, Mr. Chairman McCaul and Ranking Member Thompson for holding this information hearing.
I thank Ranking Member Walz. Mr. Speaker, first, I want to thank Chairman Roe and Ranking Member Walz for giving me the opportunity to share my enthusiastic support for this bill, H.R. 2288. I also want to thank Mr. Bost and Ms. Esty for…
I encourage you to continue to try to seek some similar relationships, cooperation as we have with Canada with Mexico.
I look forward to discussing with each of you the Department of Homeland Security's canine programs--a tool used every day to assist DHS in its mission to secure the Nation.
I want to follow-up on some of Mr. Higgin's comments. I think he is on to something here.
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