Cedric Richmond: “The Science and Technology Directorate is an essential component of the Department of Homeland Security's efforts.”

We're not going to take a lecture from a criminal with 34 counts of felony convictions.

They don`t feel like they have enough to sell to the American people.

Well, the other thing we're doing right now is to make sure we can get the nuclear plant back online, so that we can provide electricity to New Orleans.

We’re going to keep our head down. We’re going to keep focused on the American people, not politicians, and we’re going to deliver for the American people.