How long do you think before the National Vetting Center will be mature enough to incorporate data sets related to transnational criminal organizations?

The bottom line is that one terrorist slipping through these lines is unacceptable.

The security and the facilitation of people and goods crossing the U.S. borders is one of the fundamental responsibilities of the Government.

I want to applaud the efforts of President Trump to further harden the vetting systems through the creation of the National Vetting Center.

Do you have all the sufficient authority to ensure that all the key players across the DHS and the intelligence community are fully participating in the NVC?

I would have to take just a moment to applaud the Simmons family, machine specialists back in my district there who have really created the best apprentice program that I have seen.

This amendment strikes and replaces Section 1015(a)(2) and would allow States to alert authorities if someone knowingly certifies citizenship and is not a citizen.

Would it not make sense--thank you for entertaining me--maybe a potential hearing because of the concerns that we are seeing out of this?

To be clear, this amendment does not require States to turn over noncitizens for prosecution; it simply allows States to do so while not protecting those that represent their immigration status for the purpose of voter registration.

I don't believe that you are. You actually have volunteers, these are not even paid people really accountable to anyone.

I support the passage of this amendment, and I yield back.