I actually think this subcommittee is going to have to push hard to get this emergency funding in a supplemental.

I do think that is something that we need to keep in mind as we press forward on these negotiations.

Some of us are having difficulty understanding how it can be treated almost as a stepchild.

To me that does not make any sense.

If the President does not request and the Congress does not approve supplemental funding, that account under our calculations will literally run out of money in June.

We cannot continue to ask these young patriots to go out to sea in 40-year-old ships, living in conditions that were World War II vintage.

Thank you, Admiral. And again, thank you for your testimony today, for your forthrightness, for asking for what you really need.

I believe the President has submitted a fiscally responsible budget for this Department.

It is irresponsible to take vital resources away from our most threatened area.

I hope that we can be a little bit more positive so that the industry gets some more positive signals from you all in the near future.

33,000 Mexican citizens have died during the Mexican Government's admirable, but very difficult campaign against drug trafficking.

Securing this Nation is not just about the Federal Government.

I look forward to working with you and hearing from all of our subcommittee members this year.

the House recently passed a continuing resolution that cut funding by $2.5 billion in this Department, which is 6 percent below the 2010 budget.

International adoptions is an important issue to me to make sure that we are doing the very best we can in customs.

Improving the entry process for visitors to the United States I think is important.

The Coast Guard's discretionary budget has increased less than 1 percent.

We're so far off the historic level. We've got to get it back up as quickly as possible.

But right now along the gulf coast, we are having such serious issues, you know, with the moratorium, the gulf coast spill, still recovering from Katrina and Rita.

This is the right thing to do. I support the funding.

President Obama said that cyber threat is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges that we face.

Under my leadership, we will not go down that road.

It is our responsibility.

I'm concerned about the increased reliance by these major drug dealers to basically build their own submarines.

We are having a terrible time in this area.