Congress, in the wake of this historic crash that so alarmed the country, many of us introduced a bill...

Anytime, Mr. Chairman.

I appreciate this hearing, Mr. Chairman, as we approach another election.

the nature of the penalty is such, I take it, that is so disproportionate, as it were, to the crime, that perhaps many violations do, in fact, not get referred, and therefore the violations, perhaps, are encouraged to continue.

I may be a Member of Congress, but I am still a member in good standing of the bar and an officer of the court.

I hope that following this hearing, this committee may once again embrace the long tradition of Republican and Democratic chairmen alike to avoid the possibility of appearing to taint a legal proceeding by engaging in a hearing while the…

Governor Haley, you certainly have my congratulations. So far as I know, you are the first woman elected in her own right as Governor of a Southern State.

But, Mr. Chairman, today's hearing makes unfortunate history with an unprecedented appearance of an abuse of the rule of law and constitutional due process.

I welcome both of these officers of the State. While your own testimony might be predictable, protecting your State, your testimony is certainly understandable.

I believe, for sure, I speak for the residents of the District of Columbia when I say that a great Senator has had time to work not only for his State, but to do wonderful work for the District of Columbia.

I offer an amendment. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 3, line 19, after the period insert ``In addition, for necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Management to plan…

This amendment would restore $500,673,000 to the Department of Homeland Security that has been cut entirely from this appropriation. This is the most important construction, private or public, ongoing in our country today, because it…