Katherine Harris

I urge Congress to act to balance citizens' right to privacy with law enforcement's need to lawfully monitor and intercept electronic communications.

Are you willing to issue a written directive to your staff that that is the policy of the Department?

Are you aware that DHS ranks as the last among large agencies in terms of its morale?

I represent a State of almost 39 million people, which is also a State with the largest number of immigrants, documented and undocumented, of any State in this country.

I cannot thank you each enough for the work you do, in particular as local law enforcement.

As Attorney General of California, I convened a group of law enforcement leaders in our State... to produce this report, 'Gangs Beyond Borders.'

Are you willing to initiate a policy that says that if that person was a victim or a witness to a crime... that they would be exempt from a policy of picking them up at that courthouse?

So, among the seven categories... you have as number one, convicted of any criminal offense...

What we want to do is make sure that there is going to be serious, swift, and severe accountability and consequence.

With all due respect, sir, are you willing to issue a directive to your staff that that is your policy?

My rough math tells me it would take--if it takes that long for each person that needs to be hired to fulfill the directive from the Executive Order, it would take 11,250 years to process an additional 15,000 officers.

What would be your recommendation based on your experience that we could do to audit beforehand so we can prevent what otherwise would be something you are going to have to react to afterward...

If you are asking me my advice, my advice is to take the advice-and-consent process very seriously when it comes to the ICE Director and when it comes to the CBP Director.

This is particularly important for women, children and others vulnerable to trafficking.

Please talk with me about your thoughts about how we will train the American workforce to take on the jobs of the so-called 21st century.

I think you know that the American worker will tell you, those in particular who are between the age of 30 and 50 today, who are unemployed, who had a job and want to work, that they do not necessarily have the skills that industry…

I am still waiting for the training solution for transitioning the 30- to 50-year-old today.

the President's skinny budget is cutting the Department of Labor's budget by 21 percent

But cutting the budget by 40 percent?

I hear that you are a lover of baseball. What would your batting average then be?

As an Attorney General, I know as former Attorney General of California that we as attorneys general have several duties which include representing our clients, State agencies, and also the discretion and power to initiate lawsuits in our…

Have you ever exercised your independent capacity as the Attorney General of your State to initiate a legal action, yes or no?

I understand you're not a scientist.

Thank you, Chairman Johnson and Ranking Member McCaskill.

As Senator Heitkamp said, these are not only your children; they are the children of our community.