the program is only as good as the information we have, in terms of how this vetting happens.

first of all, we have 10 GAO reports that have found this to be duplicative and wasteful. For some reason, there is a special office for catfish but no other fish species. The USDA normally inspects meat and poultry, not fish, so to waste…

So, this is a really important question. And, the reason I think it is a really important question is that we are only as good as the information that we have.

I think it is really important for this Committee to understand whether any of the individuals that we know were involved in Paris--that have been identified in Brussels--were they on the 'terrorist watchlist?'

I rise today in support of what, frankly, is an egregious example of why folks get very frustrated with Washington and what happens here; that is, what has been described as one of Washington's most wasteful programs--the duplicative USDA…

we should have that already shored up and resolved and make sure there's a clear contract

Well, this sounds to me like an important congressional oversight function, given the security functions of that site and what we need to do.

I rise today in recognition of National Police Week to honor and thank the men and women in uniform, law enforcement officers in our great State of New Hampshire who do a phenomenal job every single day keeping us safe. When I worked as…

I am not sure what could be worse than a blackout where we are handing people a sandwich and a bottle of water and giving them a map.

I just think as we look at the big picture, these are tools that we need to look at.

I serve on the Armed Services Committee, and we have Iran testing ballistic missiles right now. We have North Korea testing ballistic missiles.

MEP funding should be increased to $260 million annually and the program authorized through 2020.