I have real issues with the cuts by the Trump administration. But before that, I had just as much concern with the cuts proposed by the Obama administration.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank all the witnesses that are here today for the testimony.

This increased flexibility will afford Iran the capital and resources to further support proxy terrorists and Shia militias, world-wide.

Iran continues to prop up Bashar Al-Assad, and is complicit in this attack and the on-going atrocities perpetrated by this evil dictator.

Since 1984, the government of Iran has been designated by the United States as a state sponsor of terrorism.

These militia groups pose a direct threat to the homeland and U.S. interests abroad.

Since 1984 the government of Iran has been designated by the United States as a state sponsor of terrorism.

The Iranian revolution, which started in 1979, has been disastrous for the region, for the world, and particularly a significant threat to the United States.

When I was a taxpayer and not a member of this august body, I got so sick and tired of the concept that money would solve all the problems in the world.

I could go on, but I won't, because as Miss Rice rightly indicated, it is time to stop fixing blame and start fixing problems.

We have got a headquarters that is designated to protect the American people from very real existential threats of death.

American workers and American businesses are the best in the world and can compete with anyone, anywhere, anytime if we remove both barriers to their creativity and regulations that stand in the way of progress.

Among these less visible weapons, access to timely and accurate information is oftentimes the difference between a successful investigation and an unsolved crime.

It is clear to me that President Trump, Attorney General Sessions, and Republicans in Congress have sought and continue to use the threat of MS-13 to justify their push to build a wall.

Last week, President Trump and DHS Secretary Nielsen made another shameful anti-immigrant decision by ending temporary protected status for 31,000 Salvadoran TPS holders.

Miss Rice has been a great partner in all this.

I believe all violent criminals should be punished to the full extent of the law.

I know and understand that you cannot destroy a gang like MS-13 without the help of immigrant communities.

This is not even so much as a political issue, almost as a moral issue. This guy does not belong on the national stage.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding, and I appreciate her courtesy. I did ask my side for time. Unfortunately, they had no time available, so I thank the gentlewoman for coming to my rescue on this. I feel very strongly about this, and I…

I hope that in the very near future, this subcommittee can take a hard look at what went wrong in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands so we can make sure people in our country never suffer like this again.

I am concerned about how the reduction in full-time SWICs--and the disbanding of other governance structures--might undermine progress made toward improving emergency communications capabilities since 9/11.

I thank the gentleman from Idaho for yielding. I certainly commend Mrs. Comstock for the outstanding job she has done on this. I stand here in strong support of this bill. It is absolutely essential that this Congress does everything it…

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I have a great regard for Jeff Sessions. I like Jeff Sessions. You put in very basic terms, my dealing with him, he's been the ultimate professional and certainly in dealing as attorney general -- as a Senator he was always the ultimate…