I'm astounded that workers cannot recover the minimum wage that is set in Minneapolis that's higher than the Federal Government.

It's common sense that you need a paystub to figure out whether or not we're receiving the full amount that's due.

Hope is not a planning strategy, as my old man used to say.

This means that they received an F grade for both ozone and particulate pollution in a 24-hour period.

Thank you so much, Chair DeLauro, for hosting this hearing.

I am deeply troubled by the administration's weak request for defense.

Thank you for--Chair Stevens, for convening this very important hearing on a topic that is very close to my heart and I think is of critical importance in ensuring the future of cybersecurity of software in the United States.

I think we also have a role to play as government.

I'm looking very much forward to hearing from our witnesses.

I'm hoping that we can identify some ways that government can be helpful in solving some of these problems.

The very nature of open-source software where we encourage collaboration and reuse of code, I think, enhances the efficiency of software development here, but it also comes with inherent risks.

What we're going to hear about in the hearing today is some other vulnerabilities that have come to light, in particular supply chain vulnerabilities where malign actors might intentionally introduce vulnerabilities in software.

I support you and your modernization proposed Force Design 2030.

Change is never easy, and deserves robust debate.

GAO has found that the surface fleet is undermanned by about 15%, and we understand that about 5,000 sea billets in the forward-deployed fleet are unfilled.

In my home State of California, a State of nearly 30 million people, 37 million are living in severe drought areas.

Thank you for your commitment to affordable housing.

I see these fires and I see what can happen, and I really don't know what we can do to give you the resources to put up those--the ability to stop big massive fire in our state.