Summer Lee

I would be happy to work with you.

I do not want to try to support something that is going to add extra levels.

I will not support legislation that eliminates jobs or eliminates the opportunities for minorities who have had an unfortunate misstep in their lives.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Before I begin my statement, let me take a moment to first express my concern and condolences for the people in your home State of Alabama and some surrounding States.

I would like an equal opportunity for those persons who have been very nice and informative witnesses to reach out to both sides of the aisle

We need to give Americans the chance to be rehabilitated, to work and provide for their families.

I thank all the witnesses for what I think, from both panels, have been a very, very important presentation today at our hearing.

I consistently say that terrorism is surprise.

The present budget that is being offered by the majority would cut TSA by $42 million; and I understand this type of cut would impact on your ability to expand your presence overseas.

I continue to believe, as I indicated in my opening statement, that terrorism is a franchise operation.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

According to the Department of Justice, 90 percent of the drugs smuggled into the United States entered through the land ports.

Federal funding for infrastructure would be a real investment, and this would not be the time to cut that kind of investment?

I do want to thank the Chairwoman coming from Michigan and making sure that we know full well that there are two borders, Northern and Southern border.

I think any classified briefing has to focus on the extensive gun running that travels south of the border.

Let me know what an impact gun running and gun trafficking coming from the United States into Mexico has had on your work or either the enhancement of drug cartels.

I think we want to make the strong clarification that the people on the border, both on the Mexican side and otherwise, there are innocent victims that are involved.

Any budget cuts that would impact that effort would have an impact on the work that you are trying to do.

I can attest to the fact, visiting the border, of the astuteness of local law enforcement and their attention to securing their community, but they need our help.

I would like to again make that request, and I would certainly like to thank my good friend, Congressman Cuellar, for his first-hand experience.

Well, one thing--and I just, Mr. Carrow, we certainly should not have al-Qaeda in the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan having better communication than we might have.

Well, let me just add, as you keep going down, gentlemen, we will need your advocacy for people to understand that we are not sacrificing deficit reduction, which is one of the issues that the FCC was instructed to use spectrum for, that…

The continuing resolution proposed has listed $500 million in cuts to CBP's budget, and that would occur in 2011

Your staff is dwarfed by the employees that are in these companies that are sitting with you.

So those individuals could give us input into the crafting of the legislation, to be honest with you.