Lou Barletta

National Counterterrorism Center Director Nicholas Rasmussen explained that the intelligence picture that we have had of this Syrian conflict zone isn't what we would like it to be; you can only review data which you have.

Woman, I urge a ``yes'' vote. Mr. DeFAZIO. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Barletta). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 29…

GSA is the Government's landlord, and CBP is a law enforcement agency. I believe CBP should not be distracted with administrative duties.

After watching the floodwaters of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee destroy the homes and upset the lives of my constituents, my first priority has been to protect the programs that come to their aid, namely the disaster relief fund…

I don't doubt that these heavier trucks would benefit your members, but at what cost to the public is my question.

I thank the chairman for helping me to improve this bill by including Steve King's immigration prohibitions and strong tools to stop currency manipulation. We need to establish a process at Customs that will stop duty evasion, which hurts…

Sure. We know that those wishing to do us harm have manipulated our immigration systems in the past to enter and remain in the United States.

While recognizing the humanitarian crisis in areas ravaged by the Islamic State and overrun by al-Qaeda, we must also not forget that there are those that wish to do us harm and must, therefore, remain vigilant as to who we admit into the…

H. Con. Res. 21 authorizes the use of the Capitol Grounds for the annual Greater Washington Soap Box Derby on June 20. I want to thank the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer) for introducing this resolution. He has been a longtime…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 58, line 14, strike ``and''. Page 58, line 19, strike the period and insert ``; and''. Page 58, after…

Local law enforcement is the first line of defense in stopping any type of attacks.

I think the study would be fundamentally flawed if we are not considering the local roads and the impact that it has on the local taxpayers.

Their roads and bridges are older, and they are in worse condition, and they are many times built to a lower standard.

The Stafford Act doesn't come close to bringing people back to where they were before a disaster.

I don't think it is fair, especially around the holidays, to put illegal immigrants ahead of the American worker.

Nearly 20 million Americans woke up this morning either unemployed or underemployed.

Enforcing our immigration laws is No. 1.

Why are we not taking up the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Report, so that we don't have another attack again?

President Obama has told the American people and potential terrorists that he plans to grant some form of administrative amnesty to potentially millions of those currently in the country unlawfully.

I have introduced a bill that would stop the Federal Government from sending unaccompanied minors around the company into our schools, into our neighborhoods without any knowledge at all of what is happening.

We know that terrorist networks have been using our porous Southern Border and a broken immigration system to enter the United States.

We can save $3 billion over the next 10 years. That is a goal worth achieving.

My bill would empower Governors and local elected officials to control whether or not the Federal Government can place into their communities unaccompanied alien minors who entered the country unlawfully.

When we talk about pathway to citizenship, I believe it is not only about the 11 million that are here. I am worried about the 11 million more that will come because of that.

If we don't do the due diligence to make sure that we are not allowing people into this country that will harm Americans, which I believe is our first priority of Government, is to protect the American people, then we are not doing our job.