John Katko

Despite having been briefed numerous times by components of the Department prior to this hearing, I learned only yesterday from a press release that on May 5 Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the…

We are here today not to elaborate on the merits of the administration's rapprochement with Cuba, but to take a serious look, as is our job, at the National security implications of a policy that has been pushed through at breakneck speed…

What this article reflects is truly frightening, given the fact that Cuba currently has zero document verification machines at any of its airports.

Cuba also remains a critical counterintelligence threat, but the administration is telling us that we should entrust the safety and security of American citizens to the Cuban government.

The administration's lack of transparency on this issue is unacceptable and leads me to believe that the administration is either hiding something or, worse, simply negligent of the security concerns associated with this policy.

There will be no flights from the United States--from Cuba to the United States unless the Federal Air Marshal Service has been allowed to be on those flights

In many ways these seizures are just the price of doing business.

There needs to be somebody who is centralized, who can coordinate with DOJ, with ICE, with others, with Treasury.

So you can do a lot of damage with $400 million.

I think having someone at the Department of Justice specifically designated for that is probably a pretty good idea.

It is very hard to try these cases.

I don't think you can underestimate the importance of the antiquities black market.

Let me start by thanking Judiciary Committee Chairman Goodlatte for his efforts and his committee's efforts in shepherding this bill through the committee, where it received unanimous support. I also want to thank my colleague across the…

The Administration is telling us that we should entrust the safety and security of American citizens to the Cuban government.

I will absolutely fight. I will absolutely sue. I will absolutely do whatever we need to do to protect our State.

It is shocking to me that we have different grades in the Federal system: Medium, max, super max.

That seems particularly outrageous to me.

I thank the gentleman from Tennessee for offering this legislation. Mr. Speaker, America continues to witness the largest convergence of radical Islamic threats in the history of our country. More than any threat before, ISIS demonstrated…

But it appears that this program is working remarkably well, and it is reflective of your efforts so we appreciate that.

I must say I am preliminarily encouraged that all sides seem to be happy with the current arrangement.

I look forward to learning more about how TSA and industry stakeholders work together to ensure the security of our Nation's pipelines.

While the financial crisis certainly showed that targeted regulations were needed to protect our financial system, it also showed that the real threats to the system did not come from community banks and other small financial institutions…

I will note for the record that Mr. Keating's record is now still intact to mention perimeter security at every hearing.

I will note with respect to the PreCheck that we had in my airport in Syracuse, they used to have to drive 45 minutes north to Oswego, New York, to the port to get PreCheck, and now we got a kiosk put in the airport, and it is jammed all…

The Five-Year Plan is not something that can be ignored. I would ask that moving forward, that they take the Five-Year Plan with the seriousness with which it was passed into law.