"Of all those hearings, the one that stands out most in my mind because it was so tragic and so preventable was the hearing that looked at the number of homebound individuals and elderly, sick individuals in nursing homes who died because of a failure to evacuate them."
"I really urge you to take a look at this. We need to be willing to use all the tools that we have."
"What will you do to make sure that we do not have these egregious gaps in communication?"
"What will you do to ensure that all resources are brought to bear by States, by local governments, and by the Federal Government to ensure that we never again see homebound elderly individuals who are..."
"I, for one, accept the medical advice we heard that closing the border was not the answer."
"I am concerned that the Department seems to be very hesitant to use technology more fully to try to identify travelers."
"The thermal scanners are not perfect, that is certainly true, but they are a tool..."
"I personally think that we need to strengthen the law in this area and come up with a risk-based security scheme."
"I am particularly interested in hearing Dr. Garza's thoughts on our ability to surge medical resources to respond to major medical events."
"There was a case where a Mexican citizen with a contagious form of resistant tuberculosis was able to cross the border..."
"Last year, we had a lot of discussion about closing what is known as the 'London loophole.'"