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.

None. Same answer, none.

I want to know precisely what DHS is doing to obtain this information and when it will have a full and complete grasp of the issue.

The American people need to know how these guards can protect them in life-threatening situations.

How, after 10 years, does the Department not have a handle on what measures are in place to secure their own employees?

During the recent Government shutdown, we saw what happens when the regulator nearly disappears.

I did not want to get into this but I will say on our side, we voted four times to open the entire Government back up with just a simple delay of Obamacare for a year, but we do not need to get into all that.

I can tell you, it is not a money problem. The FAA is getting plenty of money.

The Federal Protective Service and its contract guard force put their lives on the line every day.

I appreciate your holding this hearing and calling attention to this problem.

It seems to me that this type of activity needs to be stopped and it needs to be restricted.

It seems to me there is a real problem there.

We understand the perception in some cases of potential retribution, and we are concerned about that.

I hope this hearing can serve as an opportunity to assess the state of physical security across Federal facilities.

I first want to commend Mr. Bentivolio for his courage in speaking out in the way in which he did.

We are all getting calls in our offices as to the impact of ObamaCare on average Americans. Here is an example from just this morning: A female, aged 23, making below the D.C. poverty level per year. She currently pays $94 a month for her…

I have said many times that you can never satisfy government's appetite for money or land; they always want more.

I believe that we concluded that it would probably be a different charge for trucks than it would be for automobiles.

Over 1 week ago, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid shut down the government rather than have an honest conversation about the problems facing this country. The House has passed not one, not two, not three, but four separate bills that…

It is really kind of sad that this law was signed into effect in March of 2010.

It is literally easier to blog from the Kenyan border than to sign up for insurance on Obamacare's Federal exchange.

I am glad that the United States stands with Israel.

I would just like to point out, my time has expired, but point out that this operation occurred 15 days after the cowardly mall shooting that al-Shabaab perpetrated in Nairobi.

I just want to say that I feel it is really-- this is not a joke to the American people.

Has the President taken any similar steps to bring those terrorists to justice? The answer to that, Mr. Chairman, is no.