Bennie Thompson

DHS Secretary John Kelly has described the threat to aviation as "sophisticated" and "very real."

We must continue to prioritize the security of our transportation systems and invest in security measures that really make a difference, like those that help secure our cargo rather than wasting billions on a border wall that will not…

Our leader on this panel, Ranking Member Thompson, was the author of this measure, that, among other things, required 100 percent screening of cargo on domestic and international in-bound passenger flights within 3 years.

So I guess the question that I have, and then I will start with Mr. Elias is, what transformation have you seen from the beginning to now that is you think important for this committee to understand?

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Garrett), a member of the Homeland Security Committee.

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Estes).

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Higgins), a member of the Homeland Security Committee.

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from New York (Mr. Katko), chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security of the Homeland…

This effort requires diplomacy and relationship building, neither of which have been a strong suit of the Trump administration thus far.

It is therefore incumbent upon the United States to continue to enhance our capacity to identify those who have traveled to Iraq and Syria for terrorist purposes and support our partners' capacity to do the same.

Since Donald Trump became the President, the USSS is covering considerably more protectees but is down 250 special agents and 350 administrative and technical staff members.

The dedication of the men and women of the Secret Service is indisputable; however, the law enforcement agency has been plagued with cultural problems and management challenges.

I hope that your CBP experience will translate to improvements at the Secret Service.

We cannot afford to squander taxpayers' dollars on programs that fail to address the varied and sophisticated homeland security threats facing our country.

Why does President Trump's budget proposal make cuts to these essential homeland security programs to help pay for programs that score political points with his base, but will do little or nothing to address the real security challenges…

Americans can be assured that Democrats will be fighting in the weeks and months ahead to restore funding for these vital preparedness and response programs.

I join my colleagues in condemning this horrible violence and offering steadfast support to our friend and ally, Great Britain.

Let me begin by expressing my condolences to those who lost loved ones in the terrorist attack in London last week.

Deploying such a system was a key recommendation of the 9/11 Commission and has been mandated repeatedly on a bi-partisan basis by Congress.

I am concerned his administration will lose focus on dealing with those who come into the United States on a visa, through the proverbial front door, and remain in this country.

In March 2016, TSA launched the Innovation Task Force as a platform for collaboration between TSA, airports, air carriers, and security technology stakeholders in furtherance of the development and integration of innovative security…

Spending billions on a boondoggle border wall to satisfy a slogan used throughout the 2016 Presidential campaign season is a terrible use of American taxpayer money and bad border policy.

The establishment and authorization of the Department of Homeland Security's Joint Task Forces was a major priority for former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson.

These actions by Russia were an invasion of the privacy of citizens and that they undermined our democratic institution and elections.

Given that the House Intelligence Committee's bipartisan inquiry seems to be unraveling at the hands of its Chairman, now is the time for Members of Congress, regardless of party, to stand together in support of a nonpartisan commission…