I supported the immigration reform bill. I did so. I was not convinced that we really need to add 20,000 Border Patrol officers down on the border given how many we have there.

Make our country safe and secure. Do it in a way that is consistent with the Constitution and the rule of law.

The work you are doing is important and I believe we are making progress, and God knows we need to.

we must seek to recapture that spirit of unity that prevailed 12 years ago today

This is really actually very helpful information in terms of us passing a comprehensive immigration reform bill that actually tries to strengthen further our border security.

unless any reforms are resourced appropriately, DHS components will be saddled with an impossible mission in the critical area of border security

I love to do customer calls, and my guess is Dr. Coburn and Senator Pryor also do this back home.

I spent a fair amount of time down on the border with Senator John McCain and Secretary Napolitano, Congressman McCaul who heads up the Homeland Security Committee over in the House.

I think there may be some utility in looking at what we were able to do, and I realize that was a really unusual way to amend the Stafford Act.

I do not agree with everything in that bill, and I know my colleague here, Dr. Coburn, and I suspect Senator Johnson do not agree with everything either.

We think that is part of creating a nurturing environment for job creation and job preservation.

We will be penny wise and pound foolish if we do not continue to invest in DHS' management support functions.

The Department of Homeland Security should be playing a pretty vital role in the security of this Nation.

What can we do to help you do your jobs better?

What do we need to be doing here to support those activities so that those thousands, tens of thousands of people we deployed on the border can be more effective.

The threat is too great and the consequences of inaction are too severe to do nothing.

Information sharing is an issue that has been with us since September 11, 2001

I think it is a good idea and this has been a very good hearing.

Mr. President, there are about six or so departments that do not have a permanent, confirmed Inspector General.

We have passed in the Senate and we expect the House to adopt today a budget resolution that carries through the end of September.

The point that you make about the need for some certainty, some predictability with respect to funding is very well taken.

I think we have a hearing for her next week, and my hope is that we will be able to move that nomination quickly.

I do not mind paying taxes. Some people say, I do not even mind paying more taxes. I just do not want you to waste my money.

the overall management of the Department remains on GAO's high-risk list.

I think you provided part of that answer already in what you just said.