Well, we thank you for that.
We want to do what we think is best, in the best interests of the country.
We had some devastating storms in the Deep South and flooding in the entire Lower Mississippi River Valley.
Do you have enough money requested in this budget to meet the needs for modernizing and keeping up to date with the needs for ships and boat...
I appreciate very much the undertaking of this job by our Secretary, Secretary Napolitano, with her background and experience.
We need border patrol agents. We need port inspection officers. We need TSA officers. We need FEMA employees. We need cybersecurity experts.
I believe this is going to be an important asset for us to have, particularly with increased drilling up in the Arctic regions, and I would ...
For parochial interests, we build ships in Mississippi.
It is essential that this Department have the muscle, however, to defend this country.
Federal help is not mandatory.
We want to try to be responsive in this budget, and so we are going to continue to focus on fair trade practices.