Thank you to each of our witnesses for being here today.

Overall, Michigan's enrollment rate at ACP is at almost 44 percent of eligible households...

What a wonderful tribute, so thank you so much, Senator Lujan.

I want to say thank you for each of your care and service to folks who are seeking the American dream at every corner of this country.

One of the things that I think the American people do fully understand is, we, as a role of oversight, is that we can call it out and basically expose the greed.

We need teeth. We need enforcement. We need to be able to claw back. We need to be able to, again, hold them accountable.

There should be no wrong path to pursue the American dream.

It is vital for our national security and our economic future that we invest in protecting our seaports from attacks.

Water affordability continues to be a major issue for me, and for all of us as well. It's a basic human right.

So my question really is, how can we expedite these processes in terms of implementation of the requirements of the Safe Port Act of 2006?

We have to accelerate domestic electric vehicle development. We're competing in global marketplace.

So it would be irresponsible for us to stop this bilateral inspections of each other's ports.

Forever chemicals are everywhere in our modern society and are harmful to human health and environment.

Families are struggling, and it's clear there needs to be a longer-term solution.

How can we expedite these processes in terms of implementation of the requirements of the Safe Port Act of 2006?

Thank you, Chairman Gimenez, for calling this important hearing.

So how are we going to make polluters pay?

Today I'm eager to hear from our witnesses about how Federal agencies work together to protect our ports and safeguard the free flow of commerce.