Evacuating 17 million people within 50 miles is impossible.

I have to tell you that sounds like a cartoon which is just too serious to be real.

I was pleased to see increased funding levels for cybersecurity in the fiscal year 2013 budget.

Whether you are approving a new power plant or relicensing a new power plant, safety concerns are safety concerns.

It concerns me, and I hope it concerns you because obviously there needs to be a focus on protecting the health and safety of our citizens.

My colleague, who also has a district very close, Nita Lowey, and I have introduced a nuclear power licensing reformat, which is H.R. 1268.

I am so impressed with those Peace Corps youngsters. They really do more to promote goodwill and really make a difference in attitudes.

They are doing an outstanding job, so I want to thank you.

The International Affairs budget is critical to U.S. economic engagement with the world.

Development and diplomacy keep us safer by addressing threats in the most dangerous corners of the world.

I encourage the committee to use the development assistance account to Mexico in support of conditional cash transfer.