There should be very vigorous discussions with the overall intelligence community.

I have been surprised there has not been more discussion of physical security. It is pretty easy to secure a building these days.

There should be red teams. There should be people in the Capitol Police who think the unthinkable.

January 6th was one of the saddest days in our country. That our magnificent Capitol is not open to the public, and we had an attack on the heart of our democracy.

I wanted to ask Mr. Chapple to convey my congratulations to the first Director of the National Park Service in five years.

Maine is the third-ranked state, as it has the third highest portion of our GDP coming from outdoor recreation of any state in the country.

I thank the Senator, and I particularly want to thank Senator Casey for his steadfast, dogged perseverance in pursuit of this issue. He has stayed with it. He has advocated for it. He has been persistent and persuasive, and I just want to…

We cannot serve the public adequately if these parks are understaffed.

We have a real problem with staffing in the National Parks.

So that is a technology that ought to be very useful in this situation.

If we are going to invite people to the out-of-doors, we have to be able to meet their needs.

Well, I hope our two witnesses from the Administration will take this back.

Thank you, Mr. President. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nomination, Calendar No. 475; that the Senate vote on the nomination; the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table; that…

I have the responsibility and the privilege to be the chair of something called the Strategic Forces Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services. Strategic forces is a euphemism for nuclear weapons, and it is one of the most serious…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Nomination of Corey Hinderstein

The collapse of Afghanistan amid the chaotic withdrawal by the administration has allowed the Taliban obviously to seize control of the country.

Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair. Cloture Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will state. The legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion…