Our city streets have become the front lines in the war against Islamist terror, yet the President proposes slashing funding to State and local first responders.

It is very important that we keep New York safe from this very high-threat level that is out there.

I was one of 83 Members of Congress, along with at least several people in this room, to urge that this House provide Prime Minister Modi with the highest honor we can provide a foreign leader, and that is an invitation to address a Joint…

We cannot let these cuts stand.

We certainly recognize and appreciate the role of the Committee in terms of oversight and in terms of ensuring accountability to the American taxpayers.

I urge them to get it done.

If I could use my time. Look, I wrote the law.

Last December we passed the visa waiver program bill out of my committee. It passed overwhelmingly.

Israel's security comes first and foremost.

In my judgment, having played a part in that negotiation, it was in direct contradiction with the intent and the clear definition of the statute and the law.

But once the President signed it into law you can't just go back and either violate or rewrite it.