I think, you know, our State should be given that attention as well.

If I have to go home and tell my constituents it is not going to be until 2026 that this border is secure, they are not going to accept that message.

They stated the mechanisms and laws already in place in the U.S.

to classify several Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations.

The tensions there are going to continue to rise.

I would argue that the sanctions that are in place internationally, and particularly some of the national measures the countries have taken in response to the six Security Council resolutions, four of which have sanctions, have been…

I must say, I am mystified by the controversy that has followed from this.

I would love to see him come out--I have not seen him come out--and state that very clearly on television.

Nothing could be farther from the truth. We are investigating the radicalization of Muslim youth in the United States.

The radicalization of Muslim youth in the United States poses a direct threat to the security and safety of our homeland security.

I think--and I admire the Secretary. She is a brilliant person. But this President... is very timid and almost afraid to come out very vocally and strongly in support of any opposition movement.

These are reasonable things that we should demand and expect of our international colleagues.

I want to first express my sympathy to the family of Agent Zapata and, as know you do as well, in the survival of Agent Avila, which is nothing short of a miracle, given what happened down there.

I know President Calderon is in the United States, and it is probably a good time to talk to him about that.

I hope that we can work to restore funding and I look forward to working with DHS and my colleagues on possible solutions to address cutting funding for this essential program.

By introducing such draconian cuts, these proposals could jeopardize our Nation's first responders and firefighters and substantially hinder our National emergency response infrastructure.

I think that is critically important. You know, in my State of Texas there is really almost zero technology down there.

Corruption is a daily fact of life in these states.

There is a war going on, as you know, and it seems to me our agents should be armed, if we are going to put them down there in harm's way.

I appreciate that, but on my own behalf I will take the eyewitness account of our agent over the Zetas who have been apprehended any day.

I think we have to impose some twenty-first century levels of management transparency and accountability on this organization.

I just want you to know that on both sides of the aisle the committee, obviously, our thoughts and prayers go out to them.

I looked at the--it has CBP decrease the border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology account by $300 million.

I would hope that I could work with you in terms of restoring the morale at some of the employees at the Johnson Space Center.

I plan to attend the April Shuttle launch, and I think that is going to be a historic mission.