There is no question that cyber is a clear and present priority as well as a danger for us as American citizens.

Our biggest challenge is several, Madam Chair. Our enemy is not the enemy we started with.

I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 99 In the House of Representatives, U.S., February 10, 2015: Resolved, That the House has heard with profound…

Are we really ready to stand before the American people, those who trust and value that we recognize their needs, and declare for the sake of partisanship we are going to make our Nation more vulnerable by not funding DHS?

I just want to hold the line. I don't want our budget reduced from what it has been.

I would like to express my condolences to the family of 26-year-old Kayla Mueller, an American aid worker who was taken hostage by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

we have to have the complement of staff necessary to address all the threats that we come in contact with.

We have to have good staff, we have to conduct good work. We have to have the ability to travel, to do field hearings.

Without a fully-funded Department of Homeland Security, some of our key methods of identifying terrorists and preventing terrorist travel will be at risk.

I ask that you help us fulfill our critical mission and role, and fund us at the levels that will allow us to hire the necessary staff, keep talented and experienced individuals, and continue rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse.

I have said to the chairman, and I am sure he agrees, is that not only must we investigate, not only must we reform, not only must we make sure that government works effectively and efficiently, but at the end of every day we should have…

A lot of those reductions have not allowed us to really do effective committee work.

On Friday we lost our colleague Alan Nunnelee, who represented the First Congressional District of Mississippi. On yesterday, Congressman Nunnelee was funeralized. The entire Mississippi delegation and 40 other Members of Congress…

Not local. Federal sharing information with locals. The other way.

Mr. Chairman, this is concerning.

The threat is evolving. As it evolves, we cannot remain stagnant.

After the horrific attacks of September 11, 2001, multiple layers of security were put in place to protect our aviation system.

I thank the Chairman for holding today's hearing.

So do you require a monitoring of that process?

I thank the Gentlewoman from New York, Ms. Lowey, for yielding me time. Mr. Chair, I rise to voice my opposition to the anti-immigration amendments that will be considered later this afternoon. These poison-pill amendments were not drafted…

I thank the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Polis) for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the rule. Just over 1 month ago, I stood on this floor urging the majority to allow Members of this Chamber to fund the…

I thank the gentleman for the additional 30 seconds. The majority decries the administration's immigration actions, but offers no solution or alternatives of its own. Instead, it plays and replays the game of we will or we won't fund the…

In closing, the legislation under consideration today is a product of bipartisan, bicameral negotiations. It has two parts: the core bill, which addresses the overall direction of Federal physical security and cybersecurity technology…

I appreciate the time yielded by the gentlelady from New York. Madam Speaker, I rise today to express my strong opposition to H.R. 83, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015. Just over a year ago I stood here…

I have no further speakers. I am prepared to close. Mr. Speaker, in closing I would like to thank Subcommittee Chairman Hudson and Ranking Member Richmond for working in collaboration to develop this important legislation. I would also…