Bennie Thompson

It is vitally important that we provide them with the support they need.

This is not the time to cut back on homeland security.

Both urban areas maintain a common bond in understanding the need to ensure constant readiness for man-made and natural disasters.

Thank you Chairman Bilirakis for convening this important hearing on the frontlines of hurricane response.

The killing of Osama bin Laden, without a doubt, made the United States, in particular, and the entire world, in general, a safer place to live.

Thank you, Chairman McCaul, for convening this hearing. I would also like to thank our witnesses for their participation, and I look forward to hearing their testimony.

The second most offensive aspect of this bill is the shenanigans surrounding the funding of disaster emergencies. Lastly, ending Medicare in this rule makes absolutely no sense. For these reasons, I oppose H.R. 2017 and ask my colleagues…

We went to war in Iraq because we were told that Saddam Hussein had some connection with bin Laden.

Bin Laden became the personification of terrorism for us.

The success of this mission was made possible by this administration's efforts, reliable intelligence and the surgical use of force.

We went to war in Afghanistan to eliminate bin Laden's training camps and base of operation.

For many, the killing of bin Laden has always been the ultimate goal of the war on terror.

I want to publicly add my voice to the many who have commended the President, the National security team, and our uniformed forces for successfully completing a mission that began over 10 years ago.

I think the point I am trying to make is, all the guns I own are legal.

I would encourage my Republican colleagues to show a real concern for border security by fully funding border security efforts.

I do not see any legitimate reason for the United States to let comprehensive immigration reform fall by the wayside, because Mexico is experiencing drug-related violence.

I understand that he plans to oppose any effort to reform the Nation's immigration laws before the violence at the border declines.

I reviewed the bill and found myself asking, what exactly is modern about the The MODERN Security Credentials Act?

Without question, TSA's credentialing process deserves our attention but in a way that provides enhanced security, fosters efficiency and lessens, not increases, the burden placed on workers.

I just want to let you know of my grave concerns about the apparent use of profiling.

These incidents that I mentioned to you are six. They are all allegations. But what is disturbing to me is that they occurred within just a 2-week period.

I want to make sure, as a Member of this committee, that whenever ICE agents are conducting an enforcement action that those actions are based on information regarding that individual's immigration status--not information based on that…

I am also pleased that today the subcommittee is examining the Department of Homeland Security's cooperation with State and local law enforcement.

I welcome our panel of witnesses to this hearing today.

Like many experts, I believe the uprising represents the people's aspirations for greater political rights and economic opportunities, not for extremism and violence.