I appreciate the gentleman yielding the time. Mr. Speaker, to someone who has lived his entire life in the State of Mississippi and has had to endure a symbol that represented bigotry, hatred, and everything this country is not, I am…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on the motion to refer will be followed by 5-minute votes on adoption of House Resolution…

I have a privileged resolution at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the resolution. The Clerk read as follows: H. Res. ___ Whereas on December 20, 1860, South Carolina became the first State to secede from the Union…

I thank the leadership of this subcommittee for continuing to focus on our Nation's most pressing cyber vulnerabilities--protecting our Nation's critical infrastructure systems, and protecting citizens and Federal workers and their…

The idea that they would be met with suspicion and hate upon arrival in the United States is an affront to the values we uphold and promote.

And I rise in strong support of H.R. 1637, the Federally Funded Research and Development Act of 2015, and. Mr. Speaker, this legislation would require the Department of Homeland Security to prepare annual status reports on the research…

Throughout our history, the United States has been a haven for refugees fleeing persecution and those who would play on our fears should not derail that proud legacy.

Prohibiting Syrian refugees from resettlement or lowering the already minimal number of refugees in the United States now, when there is no real evidence that they are a terror threat, would be to actively and explicitly discriminate…

However, I would warn us against overstating fears and creating a level of suspicion on an already vulnerable population.

We must move beyond the perceived fears of the unknown and focus on credible threat information and allow the security vetting systems we have in place to work.

Our networks and databases cannot be protected by one protocol, one sophisticated procedure, or one magic arrow.

Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility, and that no single approach can protect us completely.

Time and time again, I have urged this committee not to have a narrow view of violent extremism which ignores violent extremist activities of domestic groups.

Given the noted upsurge in domestic, non-Islamic activity and the risk such ideologically-based violence may present to this Nation, we write to request that you hold a hearing on the threats posed by domestic terrorists when the House…

Friends and colleagues, I have the honor of welcoming the new representative from Mississippi's First Congressional District. For me, that means he will be representing the neighboring district in the northeast corner of the State, which…

I would like to thank Ms. McSally and Mr. Payne, Jr. for holding this important hearing.

One of the most important lessons that emerged after Hurricane Katrina was the failure to coordinate Federal, State, and local assets.

Although Hurricane Katrina triggered many reforms to improve the ability to leverage defense support of civil authorities during emergencies.

We need to continue looking into information sharing with the State and local police and also listening to the boots on the ground on how to recognize and prevent acts of home-grown violent extremism.

Mr. Chairman, by no means am I saying that this bulletin would have changed the outcome of the situation, but I do think that this illustrates that we need to continue looking into information sharing with State and local police and also…

I encourage this committee to continue serious discussions on how to counter violent extremist messages while protecting Constitutional rights.

Without objective measurement tools, it is impossible for Congress to assess what should be changed or what should be kept.

Many of my concerns about the Science and Technology Directorate stem from our work in the committee a few years ago during my Chairmanship, when we all worked together over a period of 2 years to pass a comprehensive, bipartisan Science…

If we are going to authorize S&T this year, we should establish policies and guidance for defining R&D across the Department, and having clear processes and procedures for overseeing R&D, that would provide more oversight of R&D…

I am disappointed that, after expending months of resources to investigate these cases, the Inspector General produced an incomplete review.