Bob Menendez Jr.: “Isn't that true, Mr. Wright?”

Airlines and labor unions continually raise the issue of an aviation maintenance technician, or AMT, shortage.

And so people are dying. They are dying on the battlefield. They are dying of hunger, and for some reason House Republicans cannot put a simple vote on the floor, and it is pretty outrageous.

Thank you, Chairman. I want to join my colleagues in recognizing the loss of our colleague, Donald Payne, Jr.

You and everyone at DHS works every single day to keep this country and all of us protected.