Wise environmental protection and robust economic development can and should go hand in hand.

Don't tell me it isn't in California; don't tell me it wasn't when Hurricane Sandy hit in New York.

You cannot have climate happen and not pay attention to the cost today, the escalating cost tomorrow.

I strongly disagree with this assessment.

We cannot afford to be penny-wise and pound-foolish when it comes to disaster mitigation.

[a]s we've seen recently in France, Tunisia, Kuwait, and even right here at home in places like Garland, TX, and Charleston, SC, violent extremism comes in many forms.

There is a great deal of shatter, a high volume if you will, that were being on the coastal side here to warn the public to remain vigilant.

I would submit that is not strong enough. There are no consequences to the actions.

America has a proud tradition of welcoming refugees and immigrants. But we need to make sure the extremists do not exploit this pathway to our country, especially from terrorist safe havens.

The House has acted. It is now time for the Senate to act and pass the bill that we passed out of the House with overwhelming bipartisan support, 355 votes, supported by both industry and privacy.

Simply put, we cannot screen applicants confidentially if we don't have good intelligence on the ground.

Terrorists are constantly probing our defenses and would not hesitate to exploit a program meant to save innocent people fleeing from violence for the purpose of attacking our homeland.