This provides assistance to the States for incarceration of criminal aliens. It has, in my view, been a very successful program.

I think the administration does make a mistake by not using the term terrorism.

The access to NCIC, I think--is important for Tribal areas to have that access.

I believe, as I know Chair Harman does, that privacy and security, when done right, can coexist and flourish together.

I think the fusion centers play a vital role in protecting the American people.

The challenge for us in Government is to try to ensure that we don't interfere with the ingenuity of the private sector in being able to put the fixes into the security system that are necessary.

We will not violate the Constitution in the name of national security; that is what defines us from the terrorists.

An effective homeland security intelligence capability requires that key State, local, and tribal law enforcement at least be integrated into the homeland security enterprise.

The National Applications Office is a glaring example, in my view, of a homeland security intelligence program gone wrong.

We defeat the terrorists through intelligence. Good intelligence, that is probably the most important weapon we have on this war on terror.

I think this has been a very successful program, and if anything we should look at expanding it in the Congress, not criticizing it.