02/25/2014
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"Reducing personnel, CBP personnel at an airport like Miami... is going to cause some really economic difficulties for the country."
"Well, I understand, but I am really puzzled on how you would want to come to us and request that we cut 40 percent of Coast Guard acquisitions and an $87 million cut to CBP Air and Marine when we have..."
"I wanted to congratulate Senator Mikulski and her counterparts in the Senate along with my counterpart here, Nita Lowey, for working together to bring out a good bill."
"I would hope that you would exert some real action on giving some relief."