Able Quote by Bobby Scott

We need to fund our troops. We need to protect them. We need to increase homeland security. These are vital national security interest we…

— Kirstjen Nielsen

This Congress has promised all manner of border security and port security to the tune of billions of dollars... yet we have - to…

— Solomon Ortiz

Ports are the gaping hole in America's homeland security.

— Dianne Feinstein

Our ports are owned by local governments who are responsible for the ports. It is the Coast Guard and Customs that provide security. The…

— Kit Bond

And let us be frank, the security threats that emanate from our ports come from foreign cargo.

— Dana Rohrabacher

I believe it is essential that we close the security gaps that put our nation at risk, and I will continue to fight for…

— Mark Pryor

We need to seal and secure the border - at ports of entry and between them - through a combination of physical infrastructure, technology,…

— Katie Britt

Over the last five years, the Administration and the majority in Congress have appropriated less than $900 million for port security grants - despite…

— Solomon Ortiz

We know that the most fundamental responsibility of our Federal Government is to ensure the safety of its people and to protect and ensure…

— Vito Fossella

We will send ships and Marines as soon as possible for the protection of American life and property.

— Theodore Roosevelt

We also need to strengthen the security of our borders and ports and strictly control immigration.

— Jim Ramstad

Port Security is one of our weakest security links, and it must be one of our highest priorities.

— Kendrick Meek