Tom Coburn

I think we are very fortunate where we find ourselves today, whether that is because of our lack of knowledge or because of our knowledge.

Ebola, like all infectious diseases, knows no borders.

Perhaps it would be great to have a Subcommittee hearing just on this.

With me, it is unexplainable, why EB-5 Regional Center programs have not been shut down already.

I am really worried about ICE. I mean, when ICE releases 600 criminals based on sequestration, nobody seems to know why.

I just would say, Homeland Security's primary mission--one of their five core missions--the first mission is preventing terrorism and enhancing security, and that all fails if we do not have interior enforcement, and we do not right now.

China steals our intellectual property. They, as a nation-state, invade our computers all the time.

This bill makes a state out of the neutral land that houses the Federal Government.

More than half the witnesses are representation from the District of Columbia in their elected capacities, all with the same agenda.

Where is the Department of Justice (DOJ)?

You have to take, in fact, the exhortation of various members of ISIL to come across our Southern border.

A standing military force with an overgrown executive will not long be a safe companion to liberty.

There is no role for the Federal Government in the local and State police forces in our country.

Senator Rubio has been waiting all day to offer a unanimous consent request on a bill he has. I ask unanimous consent that the 2 minutes that Senator Rubio would like to have be available between Senator Enzi and Senator Merkley.

The real problem is that corporate tax rates in this country, corporate plus local, are twice what they are in the average of the rest of the world.

Just to talk a little bit about your work at Commerce, my perception is that our biggest problem with contracting is that we really do not know what we want when we go to contract for it.

I think it is important that we allow the President the staff to meet the demands that are placed upon him.

What we have not seen is leadership to do the hard stuff.

Leadership is important.

It does not make sense to the American people.

Well, you all should have somebody in your staff knows that answer.

All your services revenue comes from Federal agencies. Is that your testimony?

Well, I would like for you to answer that for the record, if you would.

Our goal is to eliminate you as an agency.

If there is such an agreement, does it do anything to stem the tide of illegal alien children flowing to the United States?