Katherine Harris

Well, imagine, sir, if you will, that you were a local law enforcement leader presented with a choice of either complying with Federal law that means that you may expose your department and your jurisdiction to civil liability or…

Are you aware that there are a number of Federal courts that have imposed civil liability on local governments for complying with ICE detainer orders that were not supported by probable cause?

I would support any fix that would not withhold funding for local law enforcement to meet the demands that they face around combating terrorism in their local jurisdiction.

Having quality infrastructure in Los Angeles is not just important for those who call it home, as do I, but it is important for the entire country.

I know you've been in this position for only about 48 hours and I appreciate your candor with this Committee during the course of this open hearing.

It is technology--and, depending on where you go from there, it is infrastructure and personnel.

Basic principles of capitalism tell us that wherever there is a demand, there will be a supply.

When we are talking about the trafficking of guns, of drugs, and of human beings--there have been many people, including, I believe, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, that have acknowledged that a major draw--especially…

One of the things that we learned in documenting this report is that trafficking takes place because there has been an investment in that, as we have discussed.

I saw photographs of tunnels with walls as smooth as the walls in this Committee room, lined with air-conditioning and lighting, which made an obvious point very clear: that there is a large investment of money by the transnational…

According to the strategic plan from 2012 through 2016 of CBP, my understanding is that the priorities include, in this order: first, preventing terrorists and weapons from entering the United States; second would be managing risk, which…

Immigration reform we believe would go far toward advancing fairness and economic growth overall.

President Trump's Executive order would reduce our Nation's cumulative GDP over 10 years by $4.7 trillion.

These were bipartisan beliefs that Government played a key role in providing the means by which America could pay dividends to its citizens and to the world.

It was a belief by both parties that if you invest in America and you invest in Americans, it will always--always--pay high dividends.

If we just passed comprehensive immigration reform, that would grow our economy.

The key element there is that what matters in economics is the customer market.

I must vote against the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act from moving passed our Committee.

I appreciate the cooperative and bipartisan manner in which this Committee has engaged on this issue.

Safely disposing of any radioactive material is a key priority of mine to ensure that we leave our environment pristine and unharmed for future generations in our country.

It is my firm belief that our Committee should continue to carefully review the rapid progress of advanced nuclear energy projects to ensure their safety and reliability.

I would believe, and it has been my experience in law enforcement, that when troops on the ground have not been trained, it leads to dysfunction, because there is a lack of consistency, accountability, and direction.

Are you familiar with the policy of the Department, as it relates to the priority of each of those seven factors?

In an Agency that you have described as being 'highly dysfunctional,' how can I be sure...?

There is going to be accountability and this is how it is.