I am concerned about aspects of the system that may serve as magnets for additional immigration--illegal immigration.

I wish to ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the distinguished public servant and deacon, Mayor Willie Davis, Jr. Mayor Davis began his tenure as Mayor in 1992, though evidence of his service begins much sooner. During the Korean…

A fourth priority which Senate Coats and I most certainly share, and you do as well--I noticed in your testimony--is cybersecurity and cybercrime.

I noted in the President's budget the $400 million in Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grants was included not as a part of the base budget because of restrictions, but as part of the aspirational budget.

This budget was put together before, Mr. Secretary, as you know our new bill had passed.

I want to make sure that we are using the tools that are available to us to make sure that if illegal dumping is occurring, if their businesses are being constricted, if their abilities to make a profit and hire people in America are being…

Forty-four percent of all undocumented aliens are apprehended along this border entering through the valley.

I think it is important for the record that 65 percent of all the border juvenile apprehensions... are under the age of 16.

As a Senator from Louisiana, I did not want Hurricane Katrina to hit.

Our budget is what stands between communities either rebuilding or not.

I know that Senator Coats had his questions asked and answered.

I appreciate that because if people cannot afford to be in the program, then you will not have a program, and the debt will increase, and the program will collapse.

Can you talk for a minute about your views or understanding of what these mitigation grants might be used for?

the issues of solvency and affordability are two equally important goals, and that is what our new law attempts to secure.

I am proud that we were able to include an annual limit on individual rate increases.

You know that only 60 percent of the people in our country that should be compliant with flood insurance are currently compliant.

I am going to continue my work as chair here with my members to continue to help build a smarter and better FEMA.

We will try to be as honest and as forthright in our assessments of what this budget is reflecting.

I thank the members for their excellent questions and review of the budget.

I continue to advocate for smart mitigation programs that save taxpayers $4 for every dollar spent for actions like elevating a home or office building.

Our budget is below last year's budget.

Over the past 6 months, they have grown by 72 percent compared to the same time in 2013, and again, one of the increases that is troubling is unaccompanied children.

This budget includes full funding for future disasters, $7 billion, with an ability to draw down another five if necessary in the emergency fund.

It will be the responsibility of this subcommittee, as well as other Committees in the Senate and House, to craft a program that works decade to decade.

I think this is shocking actually--70 percent of all Southwest border apprehensions are apprehensions other than Mexican.