A few years ago, when I chaired the Highways and Transit Subcommittee, the Federal Highway people had two studies saying that the average Federal highway projects take 13 years.

This is very timely, and it is something that the State of South Carolina is very interested in as well.

I don't want to see the mitigation efforts be so cost-prohibitive and so large and cumbersome that it doesn't allow the seismic activity to happen off of South Carolina's coast because we want to see those resources developed.

Consistent leadership is critical to the DHS mission.

It is essential in restoring the trust that the American people have in DHS.

Americans are increasingly losing confidence in their Government.

I want to commend the work of Congressman Jason Chaffetz of the Oversight Committee.

I would like to just take a few minutes to point out some of the taxpayer dollars that have been sent to Afghanistan and spent almost wastefully.

Iran is still listed by the U.S. State Department as a State sponsor of terrorism, correct?

Is Iran still supporting Hezbollah and Hamas?

Iran has not earned the right to have the benefit of the doubt.

all these Federal programs, they have wonderful motherhood and apple pie titles and they have good goals, but they end up benefitting primarily Government contractors, large corporations, and Government employees.

I am afraid, with Obamacare. It is going to end up benefitting some extremely big companies.

November is prostate and pancreatic cancer month, and I support this in memory of State Representative David Umphlett, a good friend of mine that died June 2011 of pancreatic cancer.

I want to challenge the Department to develop a series of metrics that will help inform how we spend limited dollars.

It just seems like a great platform for drug interdiction because that is a 24/7 attempt to smuggle drugs in the country.

The Federal Government has a fundamental responsibility to be an effective steward of taxpayer dollars.

this isn't DHS's money, it is not the United States Government's money, it is the taxpayers' money before it is taken in taxes and allocated out based on the acts of Congress.

The senseless act of violence that occurred at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) ... is a harsh reminder of the daily threat our airports and traveling public face.

If we have spent $600 million already, and it is not working, does anybody have any idea how much all this is going to cost us in the end?

If you have had three and a half years to get ready for this and we had all these promises about you can keep your plan, you can keep your doctor, your health care cost premiums are going to go down by as much as $2500, and we now know…

While I am very skeptical about the Government's ability to run our health care system, what I am more concerned about or object to more is all the sweetheart insider deals that Government contractors get under these programs and all the…

It continues to buy them time.

Americans expect us to get it right. If not, let's delay Obamacare implementation until the Government can assure Americans that their private information will not be stolen by a third party.

Obamacare represents a clear and present danger to Americans' personal information.