Jeff Duncan

The fact is, State and local law enforcement have numerous concerns with the implications of bringing the world's most dangerous terrorists to our homeland.

Anyone who thinks that this is impossible is suffering from, as the 9/11 Commission puts it, 'a failure of imagination.'

Cash-strapped States and localities will face additional costs due to the heightened threat environment brought about by this decision.

I would say, which taxpayers?

The fact is State and local law enforcement have numerous concerns with the implications of bringing the world's most dangerous terrorists to our homeland.

Why would the administration ignore the advice of our State and local law enforcement professionals?

People are really angry about these sanctuary cities that the administration has gone along with.

It seems to me that this is a shameful record, and the people at the top should be embarrassed about this.

Well, it may not sound like much to those in the Federal Government, but I can tell you, it sounds like a lot to the average person out there when you pay $12 million for something that should have cost $3 million.

I thank the chairwoman for her continued leadership on the Cuban issue.

I think taking that money to help with drought assistance by USAID... is a better use of taxpayer dollars than trying to predict the climate.

Don't spend our tax dollars putting shrimp on a treadmill for whatever your trumped-up reason is.

I personally think that money could be better spent fighting crime and narco trafficking, helping Colombia...

What a great way to impact so many lives with consistent jobs, economic improvement, and it is bilateral.

You know, they are a strong human rights defender. And there is another country that I consider we would get a lot of bang for the buck if we considered helping them in that area.

Thank you. Excellent line of questioning.

And Raul Castro said, you can't ask me about political dissidents. It is wrong, improper for you to ask me about political dissidents.

No argument with me there.

Working together in a bipartisan fashion, we can ensure that this proposed Fiscal Year 2017 budget is used efficiently and with proper oversight.

Drug trafficking and transnational criminal organizations plague Central America and wreak havoc in the region, posing a direct security threat to the United States.

In Cuba, we continue to see the Castro regime brutalize its people and forcefully stomp out any attempt at free speech, a free economy, and free expression.

It is critical that we assist our regional neighbors in their efforts to achieve peace and security, good governance, and economic prosperity.

As Representatives of the American people, the U.S. Congress has the responsibility to ensure that every single taxpayer dollar spent on foreign assistance furthers U.S. national interest...

Today, when our Nation stands at over $19 trillion in debt, we have no business giving any foreign assistance...

I, once again, urge my colleagues to support S. 1638. I thank the gentlewoman from New Jersey for her words of support. This is the right thing to do--being good stewards of taxpayer dollars and fulfilling our oversight role. I yield back…