I would have a hard time explaining to families in my district, many of whom are struggling to put food on the table, as to why they should be helping to pay for the health expenses of someone who broke the law to get here and has no right…

After school programs like SHINE are known to improve academic achievement, increase school attendance, and engage families in education.

Gangs have become a big and persistent problem in some of our neighborhoods.

Helping our kids to succeed should always be a bipartisan cause.

I am looking forward to working with you and your department as we implement the Every Student Succeeds Act.

I don't think we should allow one single refugee into the United States if we cannot confirm factually that we have checked the database and we can confirm that that person does not possess an intent or a threat to the American people.

To be honest with you, I have a lot of concerns too, and here is why: Here in this committee, according to former FBI Assistant Director Tom Fuentes, our human--and this is his quote--Our human resources in Syria are minimal, and we don't…

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.

FBI Assistant Director Michael Steinbach said that the concern in Syria is that we don't have the systems in place on the ground to collect the information.

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

FEMA is responsible for the National Response Framework, which provides how the National Incident Management System is intended to be used in response to disasters and emergencies, regardless of cost.