"The threats facing our homeland and our troops grow more complex and unpredictable with each passing day."
"I am disappointed that the important goals that we share for your department are undermined, frankly, by what I consider a partisan nature of that request."
"It is simply disingenuous."
"The critical access hospitals, these hospitals face a unique set of challenges. In my rural district, we have seven critical access hospitals. Many of them are already struggling to keep their doors o..."
"I am pleased that the President's budget recognizes the scope of opioid abuse in America and prioritizes treatment for those suffering from addiction."
"Of the 2.5 million Americans who need treatment for opioid use disorders, less than 1 million are receiving it. That is a serious problem, and we have got to do something about it."
"I am very disappointed that the President has put forth a budget request in order to avoid the very same budget caps he signed into law last year."
"Thank you very much. Thanks for the recognition of a former life. But I enjoyed my, enjoy is not the word, I appreciated the time that I served as DA and law enforcement."
"I have heard from law enforcement people around the country about the importance of that very flexible grant program to their crime prevention and drug enforcement activities."
"Everyday the FBI is on the razor's edge in protecting our homeland from extremism."
"I am deeply disappointed by the efforts to ratchet down border security and enforcement of our immigration laws."
"We lose a hundred Americans every day to abuse."