I don't think that job is being done frankly, and as history has shown us, one unsafe airport compromises every airport in the entire country.

These prioritizations, in my opinion, in this culture has to change, not just for security reasons but our overall mission.

I thank my colleague for yielding. I had the privilege of serving with these two gentlemen, not only in Congress but in the Massachusetts Legislature. I remember being elected and serving at the age of 24, and my seat was right in front of…

Thank you, Ranking Member Thompson, for yielding your time and for your leadership on the Homeland Security Committee. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5913, the Department of Homeland Security Accountability Act of 2012. As the…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for just allowing me to do that.

I want to thank the witnesses for being here today.

The crucial recommendation mirrored in both the Webster Commission's report and the 9/11 Commission's report focused on the importance of information sharing.

the greatest legacy we can give to these families that have lost loved ones are--I think the greatest legacy is that this wouldn't happen again to another American.

For this reason, my first legislative measure signed into law was an amendment to the intelligence authorization that encouraged Federal authorities to utilize fusion centers and enlist all of the intelligence capabilities, including that…

The actions leading up to the massacre by Major Nidal Malik Hasan... should have unequivocally sparked a greater concern.

I want the answers to serve as a catalyst to affect change and improve our intelligence community as a whole.