11/12/2013
https://congress.gov...
"That's happening in America. It's not happening south of the border."
"Unfortunately, my hometown of Houston is the hub of trafficking in the United States because of its location."
"What happens in the Sahel is directly related to our regional interests and security here at home."
"Since 2012, a coup in Mali, and the 2011 overthrow of Ghadafi in Libya, the security in the Sahel has gotten worse, not better."