Let me just--to me, that is very disturbing. You say that they have a presence in the United States and North America generally so as to have leverage, to be positioned that if they are attacked, they can attack.

Hezbollah in Arabic is the Party of God. It is a Shia group that is committed to violent jihad.

It has infiltrated the Western Hemisphere, but more directly it has infiltrated the United States with a presence in 15 cities.

Pretty clear to me of what their intent is, whether it is immediate or longer-term, and that is a profound concern.

Moving forward, I want to ensure that the limited infrastructure funds available be targeted in such a way where we are looking at volume of traffic, we are prioritizing it so that we can maximize both security, as well as expedite the…

The issue of using technology for like the NEXUS pass it makes a lot of sense, but if you don't have the capacity at the bridge to get those vehicles to those, you know, expedited review and approval, then it doesn't do you much good and…

Should border management--or pre-clearance has been deemed dead by the Secretary.

I just want to raise the issue of congestion at land ports of entry, and it poses a number of problems relative to security.

the word is ``slave'' because when you are forced to do work and your owner rebuts, you know, the national government is the one that receives the payment.

The two most powerful forces in these movements throughout that region seems to be technology and youth.

For the first time, a lot of these people are seeing what is going on in the rest of the world, and they want to be treated like citizens, not subjects.