How do we best prepare ourselves to deal with the threat of terrorism that comes from within the United States?

Our radios can't talk to each other.

The terrorist threat to our country still remains, but it increasingly is coming from within the United States.

I came down here to do a public service announcement. On behalf of all Americans, I want the Republican majority to know that the elections are over. You've won the majority for now, so now start governing and stop campaigning. If you…

I am going to start something tonight in an attempt to engage more of our American people in the process. Mr. Speaker, I know that you know that it is no secret that America is still emerging from the recent economic downturn. We still…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Ruppersberger).

This bill before us today goes way beyond eliminating redundant background checks and credentials for transportation workers, which was a key component of the SAFE Truckers Act, which I support and which is contained in the second portion…

I don't think any of us knows the answers to these questions, which is why I think we should first do no harm and not pass a bill that would actually make us and our transportation system less safe.

Finally, let me express my concern with the fact that the final version of this bill was never formally transmitted to me and other Members of this panel.

I believe the American public wants us to focus on critical issues like mass transit security, passenger screening protocols for body scanners and pat-downs and rising international security standards.

My comments are directed to Deputy Director Kibble, and I wanted to read off some information provided to me from the Alliance for Immigrants Rights and Reform Michigan.

Thank you, Congressman Jackson, for yielding to me and allowing me to participate in this conversation. And thank you, Mr. Speaker, for allowing us this opportunity to talk. Congressman Jackson, you well know that it starts back in the…

Well, Congressman Jackson, my question to you was going to be: Have you seen a State react yet? Have you seen a State step up with their own jobs plan? Or have you seen a State address the inequality and the treatment of the unemployed so…

Well, they can't do it. Part of it becomes when you take health care as a whole, when you start talking about the United States of America and health care for all, the United States of America and education for all, the United States of…

Well, it depends. And what we see in this climate right now, you see the anger out there of a generation of people and a large population of people who are upset at the way government is working. Now, there is one particular thing they can…

Absolutely not. Not only would my State take it, but there's a new report out by a conservative group that shows that Louisiana receives more aid than every other State except one and for the first time our State budget has more Federal…

You can tell a lot about a person by how they treat our seniors and how they treat our children. According to the 2012 budget, House Republicans do not value our seniors nor our children. They want to privatize Medicare and undo Medicaid…

I would say in the long term, dealing and backing a lot of these dictatorships has not produced the type of stability or produced the type of security that we would want.

I would say--let's start with Libya, where I think the Obama administration has rightly intervened to prevent a humanitarian crisis.

So looking at our strategy going forward, I think America and the United States has to stand for something beyond just the short-term approach to dictatorships.

All that said, Libyan dictator Gadhafi is not exactly a partner in the war on terror.

We can't axe investments.

The fact is, this is an issue where we are standing together as one, and we will combine our efforts to do all we can.

Social Security is a lifeline to a life of dignity.

I will tell you that through the storm, we learned some things that make a lot of sense.