It's foolish to believe that anything is going to change. In fact, that, I believe, is the definition of 'insanity'--of doing the same thing, expecting a different result.

I want to thank you for being here today and for making integrated equity into everything FEMA does one of your first priorities.

Nearly two decades ago, Congress passed a resolution authorizing military force against the Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein. That resolution--aided in its passage by deeply flawed intelligence that we now know had no basis in fact…

Since this subcommittee was formed at the start of the 117th Congress, our members have been eager and encouraged to see the Department of Defense approach its information technologies with a prioritization that has been lacking in the…

I take you up on that offer. I look forward to working with you on that and many other issues.

The subcommittee will come to order. So I want to welcome everyone to today's hearing on the Department of Defense information technology, cybersecurity, and information assurance.

There was a 2019 GAO report entitled, and I quote, the title of it was, 'FEMA Action Needed to Better Support Individuals Who Are Older or Have Disabilities.'

Of the many lessons from the pandemic, we have seen clearly that technology can revolutionize how we conduct our business, whether that is in Congress, or in the Department of Defense.

I would also ask unanimous consent that Savannah Johnston, an American Political Science Association fellow in my office, be granted privileges of the floor until we recess in August. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

let me commend the stirring and thought- provoking words of my colleague from Maine, Senator King, about our responsibility with respect to those who aided and assisted us in Afghanistan and the status of this Special Immigrant Visa…

I ask unanimous consent that Brittany Fifer, a Coast Guard fellow in my office, be granted the privileges of the floor for the remainder of this Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

once again, I object to the Senator's request for reasons I have previously stated. But in addition, on Tuesday night, Secretary of Defense Austin released a statement stating that he had received the Independent Review Commission's…

I think there is an opportunity and we should be working on a bipartisan solution to comprehensive reform of housing finance.

We need housing to send people to.

Rhode Island is the original home of the textile industry.

Delivery system reform is going to be more important than ever.

It is a holistic problem. It is not just one thing. And you need interagency cooperation.

It is not only providing housing, it is stabilizing the neighborhood.