As our national debt reaches $33 trillion, we can't afford to keep spending this much money when we know there is a solution.

Instead of working with Democrats to avert a Government shutdown, Republicans are squabbling amongst themselves and holding show hearings.

Let me tell you, the drain on our financial resources is staggering.

I hope this committee will use this time, as it did in the last two Congresses, to improve the Department of Homeland Security's emergency response and recovery capabilities.

I look forward to hearing from our witnesses about how CISA can continue to improve the CDM program, including how it can gain visibility into operational technology, a priority for me.

We all remember learning about the SolarWinds intrusion in December 2020, which highlighted how vulnerable Federal agencies were to foreign espionage campaigns and how outdated our Federal network cyber defenses were.

Congress, similarly, has explored policies to improve the National Flood Insurance Program, which is unaffordable and unattainable in several areas in my district.

I believe this approach could bring financial resiliency to lower and moderate income households often facing extreme flooding events and even save the taxpayer some money.

Before I was sworn into office, I promised my voters I would focus on flood insurance and flood mapping issues that directly affect my district in south Mississippi.

Fortunately, upon taking office shortly after the SolarWinds incident, President Biden quickly took critical actions to modernize our cyber defenses.

I am pleased the Senate is beginning consideration of the Military Construction-Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bills. Let me begin my remarks by thanking Chairman Murray and…

family separation is bad, and I think it talks about our values as American citizens.

Throughout this committee's history, we have tried to work in a bipartisan manner to help combat human trafficking.

It is no secret that the border is a mess, and it is no secret that our law enforcement officers are under attack.

Ending human trafficking is important, that it is an unprecedented human crisis, and that Americans support closing the Southern Border.

The Republican Majority is unfortunately engaging in partisan politics, again, with today's hearing.

I was pleased that President Biden signed into law that bill last year.

Unfortunately, the current Republican Majority appears to be turning its back on bipartisan cooperation again.