I appreciate the gentleman from Oregon yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 302, a bill to make the Nation's transportation system more secure. Not only does H.R. 302 give needed attention to the security of air…

The Airport Perimeter and Access Control Security Act, introduced by Congressman Keating, will go a long way in directing that work.

National security should not be a partisan issue, and it is certainly not in this subcommittee.

According to U.S. Federal estimates, at any given moment there are 25 million people around the world being trafficked...

Next week, we will observe the anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

I have no further speakers on this bill, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 6443 seeks to improve DHS' capacity to carry out one of its more important homeland security missions: the protection of Federal agency…

I have no speakers on this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

It is our duty as Members of Congress to ensure that counterterrorism pilot programs are effective prior to permanently authorizing them. As I mentioned at the outset, DHS has a number of proven overseas, border, and counterterrorism…

I am troubled that many of our cybersecurity capabilities are not as mature as they ought to be.

The 2017 hurricane season, and Hurricane Maria in particular, exposed many of these gaps.

I hope this committee acts quickly when we return in September to fulfill our obligations as authorizers and put CFATS on the track to reauthorization.

I am concerned about the Nation's preparedness for natural disasters.

We need to start putting our money where the risk is.

Throughout my 25 years in Congress, I have seen natural disasters devastate both my District and other communities across America.

I believe this most recent deployment of the National Guard to our Southern Border has left many of us with more questions than answers.

The threats to the United States from China and Russia are not new.

Providing the authority won't address the fact that the Trump administration lacks a coherent, Government-wide strategy to adequately address the challenges we continue to face from Russia and China.

I am reiterating that concern today, especially since the threat from Russia and China to the United States has become more complicated and troubling in the wake of on-going actions by President Trump.

These policies continue to erode U.S. institutions and interests abroad, downplaying the seriousness of U.S. sanctions and National security to the global community.

Election security and school security demand urgent action.

We would welcome the opportunity to work on a bipartisan basis to make our Nation's schools more secure to terrorism, active shootings, and other threats.

Unfortunately, due to it being in an unclassified setting, it is not possible for this last-minute briefing scheduled by House Republicans on election security to be able to go into the detail necessary to properly educate Members of…

As we sit here today, President Trump is in Europe complicating your mission.

We must protect against efforts to undermine public confidence in our cherished democratic institutions.

When a sovereign nation attempts to meddle in our elections, it is an attack on our country.