I have written you and continue to believe collective bargaining can improve workforce morale and productivity.

Let us take care that nothing we do or say here today works to undermine those efforts.

We must not become distracted from our basic mission to keep this Nation safe and maintain the security of the people.

I want to encourage my colleagues to remember that our words travel far beyond these four walls.

We can secure an airplane. We can secure the border. We can secure a Federal building.

The top priority for the committee is to counter the serious and evolving terrorist threats facing our country.

Let me also express my deepest sympathy to the family of David Hillman, a retired CBP officer who was killed by a suicide bomb in Kandahar.

As the representative of the 37th district, I understand the need for law enforcement to constantly modify and assess anti-terror strategies.

In our zeal to combat terrorism and protect our country, we must be careful not to wrongly accuse our people because of how they look, where they live, or their cultural background.

If we take the right action, many of our concerns about a terrorist threat from this region could be significantly reduced.

As we approach the 10th anniversary of September 11, we are constantly reminded that terrorists continue to plot to kill Americans at home and abroad.

For the sake of the record, give us some of those varieties.

Combating the terrorist threat depends on accurate intelligence and an unbiased assessment.

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I hope that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle will end this dangerous budgetary strategy and pursue a course that provides our first responders with the financial certainty they need to fulfill their missions.

We must continue to make those critical investments in preparedness even in these tough economic times because preparedness and mitigation is cost-effective.

Therefore, I am concerned that the proposals to decrease FEMA's budget could limit the progress the agency has experienced in the last few years.