"El Paso, a border community, is among the safest in the Nation."
"Let me ask, Acting Commissioner McAleenan, there is this a very legitimate concern that we not supplant Federal resources that should be obligated to border communities like ours, and instead, if we a..."
"I appreciate the ambition of getting to all claims under 125 days by 2015, but it really seems that there is a crisis in that Waco Regional Office."
"I want to commend the Chairwoman for her focus on this question of how we define border security..."
"Because we know in El Paso, and I think those of us who are interested in trade in this country understand that the more we get through our ports of entry, the more jobs we create here."
"I wanted to follow up on some of the questions asked and comments made about return on investment."
"I am glad that the Ranking Member mentioned SBInet and some of the boondoggles that DHS has been involved in, in the past."
"What are the protections to the taxpayer with these evolving goals and definitions?"
"We will be able to measure progress against those goals. Measure the effectiveness of the dollar spent."
"How do you see your job in terms of managing that balance that you talked about, between civil rights... and balance that against these security concerns?"
"Former Army Surgeon General Schoomaker and several other military leaders testified in 2009 that the DoD needs to replace their current clinical system, AHLTA, in order to improve quality of care, pat..."