Summer Lee

We keep saying they won't attack in the United States. We have multiple documented attacks--or attempted attacks within the United States territory, and there has been no consequence attached to that.

I think our friends in Latin America have been friends with the United States for a very long time, and we were meant for each other.

I am not prepared to give up on the diplomacy and interaction with South and Central America, we have a lot of allies there.

I take issue with the fact of America being, in essence, the actor of inappropriate behavior.

For the record, a question to the Coast Guard and TSA to provide us in writing whether you have the tools to assess and evaluate the effectiveness of using the TWIC with readers for enhancing port security.

Yes, before we end, might I ask to put in the record three things?

Thank you for your service.

That is how you got to some of the errors, because you tested some and didn't test others?

Let me go to Admiral and Mr. Sadler. I just want to have a pointed question.

So if we could--if we formulated something else that was more responsive, moved more quickly, but still gave access to the terrorist card, you could be open to that?

I appreciate you rising to the occasion to do the best that you can, but I am not comfortable that we are where we should be.

I was pleased to invite a witness from the port of Houston, Mr. Marcus Woodring, to testify before the subcommittee today to offer his port's perspective on the issues facing the TWIC program.

I am not advocating for broader deployment of readers at present, but am concerned that DHS would ask port workers to pay for a biometric card whose biometric capabilities apparently may never be utilized.

GAO concluded these issues call into question the TWIC program's premise and its effectiveness in enhancing security.

I was particularly troubled by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released last month that found serious problems with the TWIC reader pilot.

GAO concluded these issues, calling to question the TWIC program's premise and its effectiveness in enhancing security.

GAO has found that the pilot results were incomplete, inaccurate, and unreliable for informing Congress.

I have been focused on the TWIC program since its creation.

I think--let me take a point of personal privilege to invite my colleagues and the Chair to join me for a site visit at the Houston port, Madam Chairwoman.

Well, I wouldn't call it broad trolling, needless to say. I see it appropriate to the goal that you have.

Do you think Section 501, that is the issue of application for order of investigation, could be narrowed somewhat?

Would good laws help make us safer possibly?

Would a gun storage bill, a universal background check... would that seemingly infringe on the Second Amendment, just on its face?

And the FBI has had a vigorous influence on the civil rights investigations of America.

Many of them families trying to reunite?