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Bennie Gordon Thompson is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Mississippi's 2nd congressional district since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Thompson has been a prominent voice in Congress on issues related to homeland security, having served as the Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. Throughout his tenure, he has focused on various aspects of national security and has been an advocate for addressing threats posed by terrorism and drug cartels.
On February 1, the last speaker voted against the public health emergency that served as the legal basis for the use of title 42 at the southwest border. My colleagues want to have it both ways, which is why, I guess, he supports H.R. 2…
The extreme MAGA Republican default on America act, which the last Speaker voted for, would result in CBP not being able to seize nearly 900 pounds of fentanyl because of the draconian cuts to its budget. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to…
On March 15, Border Patrol Chief Ortiz told the Homeland Security Committee that ``cartels control an awful lot of the southern border south of the United States.'' Last time I checked, south of the United States meant Mexico and not five…
The Congressional Budget Office says the child deportation act would ``decrease the population of the United States by about 600,000 people, mostly by reducing the number of unaccompanied children present in the country.'' Republicans…
Republicans want it both ways. First, they vote to reduce the number of Border Patrol agents in the field by 1,400 under their default in America act, and now all of a sudden, they want to do something different. So either you are for it…
The extreme MAGA Republican default on America act, which the last speaker voted for, would result in an across-the-board cut of 22 percent for the Department of Homeland Security, which would undermine border security. Mr. Speaker, I…
I wholeheartedly agree with Ranking Member Ivey about how critical it is that we examine the impact of false information on our Nation.
We have other variations of that too. We've got even people here in Congress who can't bring themselves to admit that President Trump didn't win the election.
It's still on-going, I guess, as we saw on CNN last night. He's still saying that he won the election.
Seaports are key drivers of the U.S. economy and keeping them secure is vital to the American way of life.
Thank you, Chairman Garbarino and Ranking Member Swalwell for organizing this important hearing.
The subject of today's hearing is of particular importance to me, since I was one of a small group of legislators who spent years working on legislation to remake CISA's predecessor agency.
Good afternoon. I want to thank Chairman Garbarino and Ranking Member Swalwell for organizing this important hearing and Director Easterly for coming to testify before the subcommittee today.
I was really heartbroken to hear that you didn't understand the strategy of the cartel.
We do need to dial the rhetoric down in the country and apparently in the committee.
Whatever our challenge along the Southern Border, it didn't start 2 years ago, it has been here.
You and I pledge that going forward, we will make every effort to get back to the civility that this committee has been known for ever since we have been in existence.
We have gotten to the point of the language that we are using is not the kind of language that, historically, we as Members of this committee, we have used.
That is a double standard. That is partisan politics and that is Washington for you.
Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with those who were killed or injured in those tragic attacks and their families.
It's good to see that the Biden administration not only talks the talk on equity in disaster response but is also walking the walk when it matters most.
I also want to take this opportunity to thank Secretary Mayorkas for his responsiveness to Congress not just today, but since taking the job over 2 years ago.
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