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Peter King is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New York's 2nd congressional district from 1993 to 2021. During his tenure, he was known for his work on issues related to national security, particularly in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, and served as chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. King was also involved in various legislative efforts concerning veterans' affairs and infrastructure development in his district. He announced his retirement from Congress in 2020, concluding nearly three decades of service in the House.
The private sector is a vital partner in transportation security, and the ASAC ensures that industry has a seat at the table as the government works to make our homeland more secure. I urge the adoption of this bipartisan bill, and I yield…
I have no further requests for time. If the gentleman from Mississippi has, no further requests for time, I am prepared to close, once the gentleman does.
I thank the ranking member for yielding. I agree to work with him moving forward to ensure that this issue is addressed in a manner to ensure this participation.
In closing, the SMART Port Security Act makes needed improvements to the TWIC program and supports security grants. It also encourages both the CBP and the Coast Guard to reduce redundancies and overlap, which will save taxpayer dollars. I…
We must accept that we will not be able to find every lone wolf bent on terror.
I do not understand how the Department can ignore a statutory mandate designed to close a known vulnerability.
I believe the thesis has been proved; that Hezbollah is a threat to this country, a growing threat.
I thank the chairman of the Appropriations subcommittee for yielding. Let me at the very outset thank him for his leadership and cooperation in working through such a difficult bill at such a difficult time in our history. We are faced…
It's only because of the late hour--we have three more pieces of vital legislation to pass in the next 15 or 20 minutes--that I am not speaking at length on this issue because it is so vital. I thank the gentleman from Minnesota for it. I…
Ranking Member, I have one further speaker. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe).
I come from a region which has almost 6 million daily passengers on subway and commuter lines. This legislation is absolutely vital, I urge its adoption, and I yield back the balance of my time.
Only due to the shortness of time, I will keep my remarks brief. This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and directs the DHS Secretary to make it a priority to assign officers and intelligence analysts to participate in State…
I want to thank the gentleman from Laredo, Mr. Cuellar, for introducing this bill and for his outstanding work on the committee, and also my good friend, Mr. McCaul, for their cosponsorship of the legislation. I urge my colleagues to…
There is probably no bill that is more meaningful to Members of Congress, particularly the gentleman from Texas, my good friend, Mr. Cuellar, than the Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act. This would authorize for the…
I advise my colleague that I am prepared to close as I have no further speakers.
I will say again to the ranking member that this is a very vital bill. In the interest of time, because we still have this and three other pieces of legislation to pass in the next half hour, I will limit my remarks other than to say that…
Devising a comprehensive plan to secure our Nation's borders is the first step on the road to a more secure homeland. This bipartisan bill is a good start, and I ask my colleagues to support its passage. I yield back the balance of my time.
I would just suggest to the ranking member, since we are running short on time, I'm going to abbreviate my remarks. I know that your eloquence is unbounded, but I will try to restrict myself. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1299, the Border Security Act…
Representative Meehan has spent a great deal of time studying various threats to the homeland, including al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the Pakistani Taliban, Hezbollah, and Boko Haram. He fully understands the threat to the U.S…
I want to commend Mr. Meehan, who is the chairman of the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, for his work on this matter. This basically ensures that the intelligence and analyses of chemical, biological, radiological, and…
I must say that I strongly oppose this amendment, and I disagree with virtually every word spoken on the floor tonight by the gentleman from New Jersey. Let's understand one thing. The NYPD has the most effective counterterrorism unit in…
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