Cedric Richmond

It makes no sense to me that we would spend $60,000 to $80,000 to bring in a trailer.

The Stafford Act, which is just a colossal mess, is our Stafford Act.

The FEMA we had during Katrina and Rita was a FEMA that just didn't work.

The one thing we have to remember, in Katrina we lost 1,500 lives.

I can't get my head around, as a police chief, that you can be on the terrorist watch list and legally purchase a weapon.

We want to exercise our Second Amendment rights, but at the same time too there are going to have to be some real hard decisions and legislation made.

But this whole idea of our right is somewhat going amok in many cases.

I think most of us as Americans certainly do support the Second Amendment. I do.

I would just ask, formally ask--and I can do it in writing also--that we initiate a pattern and practice investigation on the Baton Rouge Police Department.

I'm very fearful that there will be bloodshed on the streets and that people will start to take it into their own hands.

I implored this Committee to do something, to have a hearing, to respond to the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.

Rome is burning, there's blood on the streets of many American cities, and we are beating this email horse to death.

We have held, of course, zero hearings on gun violence.

Black Lives Matter is not a hashtag; it is an imperative.

Thank you for holding this hearing to examine how the Department conducts vulnerability assessments for our Nation's critical infrastructure.

Mr. Chairman. I would ask unanimous consent to submit for the record the DHS and Department of Justice document released this morning entitled Guidance to Assist Non-Federal Entities to Share Cyber Threat Indicators and Defensive Measures…

Make no mistake, security is first and foremost.

I, my colleagues on this committee, and Ms. McSally are growing increasingly frustrated that TSA needs constant prodding to effect positive changes at the agency.

When I came to Congress I made a commitment to my constituents to tackle problems head on and just get things done.

I am opposed to the baggage fees. I think it is abominable.

Where we had to use deadly force and it was done by the book.

So if you are talking Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest or Essence Fest or any of the events, the last thing we want is people to come down and have a good time and then have a bad taste in their mouth because they waited in an airport line or they…

But if we want to push people to PreCheck, why don't we just say anyone who has PreCheck, the airlines can't charge you baggage fees?

I think baggage fees is just another way to dig in American people's pocket and make excessive money.

In developing policy and budgeting for cyber preparedness and response, it is crucial we know what needs protecting, how badly protection is needed, and what kinds of redundancies can be made available.