controlling the final half. mr. durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the assistant democratic leader. mr. durbin: thank you mr. president. my calculation we have today and three more days before the department of homeland security is shut down. think about what happened this last weekend all across america. it was disclosed publicly that an extremist group a terrorist group, al-shabaab, had some communication among their membership targeting malls in america for extremism and terrorism. god forbid that ever happens. i know that those who are managing these malls look at the terrible situation that occurred in africa and want to make certain it's never repeated anywhere let alone in the united states. they're making extraordinary efforts to protect people across america not only as they're shopping in malls but in other places as they should. and what is the lead agency to protect america against terrorism? what is the lead agency to make sure that we never ever again in our...