Despite serving on the front lines of homeland security during the COVID-19 pandemic, TSOs remain among the lowest-paid Federal workers.

According to employee surveys, TSA ranks dead last out of 415 Federal agency subcomponents on employee pay satisfaction.

Simply put, H.R. 903 is about workers' rights, civil rights, and enhancing our Nation's security.

Under TSA's mismanaged personnel system, employees lack basic civil service protections and benefits Congress codified for most Federal workers many decades ago.

I certainly hope that today's hearing will have the answers that we are seeking of how you would assist the Secretary.

Thank you very much. Because it has really been beneficial in Mississippi, and I like your focus on trying to capitalize on that.

It is time for our treatment of foreign RMVE threats to be consistent with how we treat other foreign terrorist threats.

The report warned that U.S.-based RMVE actors 'who promote the superiority of the White race' possess the most 'persistent and concerning transnational connections'.

The January 6 attack will undoubtedly serve as a watershed moment for RMVE actors across the globe.

We are here today to talk about racially and ethnically motivated violent extremists or RMVEs.

I want to renew my invitation to the Administrator to come to Mississippi and see a place called the South Delta, were in 9 of the past 10 years, we have had devastating floods.

The homeland security grant programs, also commonly referred to as preparedness grants, were created nearly 20 years ago after the September 11 terrorist attacks revealed gaps in our Nation's emergency preparedness.

I am glad that former President Trump's proposed cuts to existing preparedness grants funding failed due to bipartisan opposition from Member of Congress.

The committee has always prioritized oversight of Homeland Security Grants and I am glad that the subcommittee is starting this Congress with such a critical hearing.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Let me say before I give my formal talk how happy I am that the 2 ladies from Florida are running the show.

High-speed internet is critical, absolutely critical to agriculture, to entrepreneurship, to healthcare, to education.

I believe that broadband is a key component in economic development, particularly in rural and remote communities.

Please, as there are ways in which we, as Members of Congress, can continue to make sure that we are making broadband available to our rural communities, that we are promoting that economic development, please continue to have an open…