"Thank you for your service to your country, sir. You have struck me as such a candid and intelligent man, and your staff must be brilliant."
"It is our responsibility to change the laws where they need to be changed."
"If you were given more funding and additional qualified agents, would you be able to better secure our border?"
"The chemical industry is vital to Louisiana's economy. In Louisiana it is a $50.5 billion industry."
"I am certainly willing to work with my colleagues in this body to address how we can improve CFATS."
"A long-term authorization is a significant quest in my mind."
"Ensuring these facilities are secure is vital to my State and district and by extension the entire country."
"Our goal here in this committee is shared on both sides of the aisle, we want every legal vote to have access to the poll."
"In my opinion, and those of my colleagues, I believe on both sides of the aisle, we need to move forward carefully."
"May I remind all of us that sometimes even Federal elections are determined by very, very few number of votes."
"How do you guarantee the citizens of your State that access to a controlled voting environment or precinct is limited to a legal vote?"