
I first want to thank Chairwoman Speier for the hard work that we did together on the Military Personnel Subcommittee, Ranking Member Thornberry, who has provided leadership my entire time, and Chairman Smith for the great job that they…
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I first want to thank Chairwoman Speier for the hard work that we did together on the Military Personnel Subcommittee, Ranking Member Thornberry, who has provided leadership my entire time, and Chairman Smith for the great job that they…

I commend all of you for doing that. That is why I think this is such an important hearing we are having today.

the Domestic Terrorism Documentation and Analysis of Threats in America Act, and which has been referred to the Senate, also makes sense.

This bipartisan piece of legislation was voted out of this committee in October 2019 and awaits action from our colleagues in the Energy and Commerce Committee.

We need to follow the threat. We shouldn't be swayed by political winds.

It is imperative that Department of Homeland Security and other Federal agencies immediately devote resources toward understanding and confronting these emerging threats.

The committee is convening today to examine 3 critical, related, and deeply troubling issues: The terrible deaths of young children in the custody of Customs and Border Protection (CBP); CBP's failure to consistently implement the revised…

It is clear that this administration will do everything it can to avoid oversight.

The absence of leadership from the White House has resulted in the lack of a clear, coordinated Federal procurement strategy.

Obtaining and distributing critical supplies and medical equipment has proven to be among the most important and challenging factors in responding to COVID-19.

ICE and its contractors must do their part to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the interest of saving lives and protecting our country.

Today I urge each one of ICE's detention contractors to be more aggressive in their response to COVID-19.

ICE should be here to update us on what further measures they're taking to address COVID-19 and what additional improvements can be made in the future.

I find it disappointing that the Majority did not invite Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to update us on the preventative measures they've taken to address COVID-19.

The Government Accountability Project also represents subject-matter experts who are employed by DHS to advise on detention health issues but whose input seems to have been ignored.