Brian Higgins

There is no excuse whatsoever for holding back on this type of information.

Their efforts exemplify the type of collaboration that we envision when State, local, and Federal agencies work effectively together.

I would like to thank the Chairman for holding the first subcommittee hearing this Congress.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing, and look forward to working with you toward our mutual objectives of protecting the homeland and strengthening America's influence abroad.

I believe it is the duty of this subcommittee to examine threats from al-Qaeda in Iran.

I commend the work of Canadian and United States intelligence and law enforcement agencies for successful efforts to thwart an attack on our nations.

I expressed my concern regarding an item in the fiscal year 2014 budget request which would "study the feasibility and cost related to imposing a crossing fee on pedestrians and passenger vehicles along the northern and southwestern…

before Hamas and Fatah can seek reconciliation with themselves, they need to seek reconciliation with the outside world.

The death and destruction that exist there cannot be predicated on the continued destruction of Israel as a political goal.

Before Hamas and Fatah can seek reconciliation with themselves, they need to seek reconciliation with the outside world.

the death and destruction that exist there cannot be predicated on the continued destruction of Israel as a political goal.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Ambassador Burns, you had provided in your testimony, you had said that I know that diplomacy by its very nature sometimes is practiced in dangerous places.

The ability to thwart attack is based on having the resources and the information.

We have been fortunate that a weapons of mass destruction attack has never come to fruition in the United States.

The threat from weapons of mass destruction is not limited to any particular organization or nation.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this important hearing.

anti-American sentiment is at an all-time high.

I would ask for unanimous consent to submit comments from the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority for the record.

But it seems to me that, you know, you had indicated that Customs and Border Protection and the Canadian Border Service Agency installed new information technology equipment.

I see the fund-raising activities by a terrorist group as an act of terrorism, at least, at least in a preliminary way.

the legislation would call for the State Department to investigate Hezbollah's presence in the Western Hemisphere and create a long-term comprehensive strategy for keeping our communities and our Nation safe.

Well, that is not comforting. I think where there is a presence, there is an intent and there is a severe threat.

We know that before his death, Osama Bin Laden asked al-Qaeda operatives to target pipelines, oil tankers, and dams in the United States.

We need to know how to be prepared in the event of a natural disaster.

I would like to thank the Chairman for holding a hearing on this very important matter.