I think lab accidents happen and we need to investigate the possibility.

Thank you for holding the hearing, and thanks to all the witnesses who are participating today.

I wrote to you last November to express my concerns that projects recently funded by NIH disregard the spirit, long-established policies against creation of a Federal firearms registry.

I, along with many members of the committee remain concerned with the lack of targeted therapies for rare cancer patients.

I am also glad to hear that the service is focused on providing jobs, additional outdoor recreation opportunities, and stability for rural and local economies.

I was a strong supporter of this provision, and I am really pleased that the timber industry is now actually eligible for this relief.

I'm just very concerned with the Coast Guard and their funds being drawn away from that and it's very concerning to me because they do play such a vital role.

your first 100 days have been dominated by a border crisis of the Administration's own making.

I agree with you on the smaller cities. Obviously a state like mine has all small cities and towns...

We are currently in the midst of a historic surge at the southern border.

the Administration continues to insist that the border is secure.

I support the use of that for right now, but we know there are test cases in the courts and others.

Drugs continue to pour across our border, including record amounts of fentanyl.

Mr. Secretary, what commitments will you give us that any funding allocated to your department for border security and immigration enforcement will be used on proven and logical solutions to resecure our borders and discourage this…

the Department of Homeland Security stands alone as the only department held virtually flat from last year.

I would like to be recognized for a moment before we proceed. This is an important step in the consideration of the Endless Frontier Act. We have just locked in six votes for this afternoon--two important side by sides, Wyden and Crapo on…

I want to commend the distinguished Senator from Oklahoma and the distinguished senior Senator from Alabama for this amendment. And it seems to me that this is a national security amendment that should get support on both sides of the…

I include in the Record a listing of national security, military, and elected officials, former Members of Congress, U.S. Attorneys, diplomats, all who have specific expertise in this matter before the body today. Letter From Former Senior…