The most serious EMP risk would come in the form of an EMP resulting from a nuclear detonation at high altitude.

I want to know some examples. I want to know, what we are getting that we wouldn't get otherwise?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I yield.

The Federal Government has recognized the necessity of securing our infrastructure from an array of risks.

I look forward to the testimony from today's witnesses that can provide greater context to how the Government, in particular DHS, is dealing with the threat from EMP.

None of those were included on their visits to the United States.

Long-term power outages resulting from an attack on our critical infrastructure could cripple our Nation's economy.

But we are America. We are the free country. They are the communist country.

Congress must also do its part.

America's energy infrastructure is the heart that pumps the American economy.

Many Americans are deeply concerned over the recent surge in hostilities along the front line between Armenia and Azerbaijan. This outbreak of violence has claimed dozens of lives on both sides. As we have seen in eastern Ukraine and…

U.S. corrections systems, both military and civilian, already hold extremely dangerous people, including terrorists, and have done so for years.

Ours is not to question why. We serve at the pleasure of the Commander-in-Chief, period.

This year, job creators should expect significant changes to Federal wage and hour laws, throwing yet one more hurdle in front of them and their employees as the U.S. Department of Labor, the DOL, finalizes new overtime regulations under…

Despite the will of the American people, he is moving forward with this agenda.

detainees deemed too dangerous to release should not be brought to the homeland where they will pose a threat to the local communities we serve.

None has escaped. None has created security threats for the communities near the prisons.

The American people do not want GTMO terrorists detained in their communities, their neighborhoods, or down the street from their children's school.

Law enforcement professionals strongly oppose any plan that could endanger the citizens they're sworn to protect.

I would like to thank the gentleman from Tennessee for offering this bill, as well as Chairman McCaul for bringing it to the floor. When the terrorists attacked in San Bernardino, many Americans said: What are we doing? When you find out…

Yesterday was tax day--or at least the deadline for filing and paying your taxes. I can't imagine very many citizens look forward to that. We all know that we have to do our part, but we are often frustrated by the unacceptable waste of…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Free speech and the freedom of the press are under assault in Turkey. No longer can the United States turn a blind eye as an increasingly authoritarian regime continues to crack down on virtually all critical voices. The harassment…

The Department has always been cooperative. So I am concerned about this, and Members of the committee are, as well.

Now, given the Cuban government's past activities related to human rights violations, counterintelligence activities, and subversive actions towards America, as well as the fact that they have lifted the visa requirement and we are seeing…