John Ratcliffe

the Texans that I represent have, in most cases, been adversely impacted and, in many cases, to a devastating extent, impacted by the perversely named Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

As leaders of the primary committee of oversight of the Department of Homeland Security (Department), we are encouraged by many of the efforts you are undertaking to strengthen unity of effort within the Department.

However, we are concerned with the lack of transparency on the proposed reorganization of the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD).

We share your desire to ensure the Department is optimally organized to achieve its vital mission and appreciate the responsiveness of your staff on some of the aspects of this effort.

Obamacare has reduced access, it has increased the cost of health care, and it has lowered the quality of health care in my district.

the stories that I get from my constituents certainly confirm that the law does not protect them and that it is certainly not affordable.

If Federal tax dollars are going to Planned Parenthood, we have an obligation as duly elected representatives of the people to determine whether or not they are using those Federal tax dollars to violate the law.

I see an organization that appears to have a blatant disregard for human life.

I thank my friend and colleague from Texas for holding this Special Order and for yielding. Madam Speaker, ``to protect and serve,'' those words are much more than just a slogan on the side of police cars across this country. It is a…

We are here today in recognition of the fact that we, therefore, must remain ever-vigilant of the threat of radical Islamic extremism and those that seek to cause us harm.

Thank you for your interest in cybersecurity because I do believe that, as Congresswoman Rice pointed out, this is the great threat that we face in the future, and it is the one that we are not paying as much attention to as we should.

I would like to thank you for your 34 years of dedicated service in the Coast Guard, and I certainly wish you the best of luck in your new role as the TSA administrator.

I come to the floor to recognize several unsung heroes in the Fourth Congressional District of Texas. Several counties in my district are just now beginning to recover from recent flooding at historic levels, so I appreciate the…

If amending the SAFETY Act to include qualifying cyber incidents would better safeguard our Nation and potentially prevent a cyber attack that could shut things down and bring commerce to a screeching halt, then we owe it to ourselves and…

I thank the witnesses for appearing, and I certainly look forward to their testimony.

Right now, our cyber defenses are weak, and, because addressing cybersecurity vulnerabilities is costly, we need to find ways to promote and incentivize investment in cybersecurity.

I have consistently fought efforts in Congress to prescribe specific technology solutions, either legislative or regulatory.

the status quo is not working, and since the Administration is not going to apparently do anything about that, Congress has to step in and act.

I would have expected him to do that here.

the loss that you have experienced is unacceptable if for no other reason that it was entirely preventable

I agree with Ms. Vaughan that that is all it is, that it is just a good first step and that we certainly have to do more.

I don't want in any way to be shifting away the emphasis from Islamic terrorism, which is real.

But that one--we can try and minimize that, but the fact is that one would be one violation of law.

the Texans that I represent certainly are frustrated with what they see as an ever-expanding government that invades so many aspects of their lives.

During the Cold War years, the threat of nuclear annihilation was universally recognized.