Ensuring that individuals with disabilities and other vulnerable communities can easily register for appointments and access vaccination sites is essential.

I appreciate that very much, and I am one of the advocates of a stand-alone cybersecurity grant program.

I am concerned about the impact of these attacks on State and local entities, particularly when there are reports of China-based threat actors exploiting this vulnerability pretty much at will.

one of the things that I think is really important is to understand that sometimes we have job descriptions and requirements that are pretty outdated and rigid.

I look forward to working with you on that.

I have been holding my breath throughout this and the fear is real.

And I just want to say for the record we all want our children to get back to school.

The failure to protect this vulnerable population during the pandemic is a national tragedy.

The COVID-19 pandemic has killed more than 174,000 long-term care residents over the past year.

I saw the first headlines today that I have ever seen that maybe the vaccination might help.

Widespread vaccinations within long-term care facilities is our most effective tool in protecting workers and residents, so we must eliminate any barriers that are impacting vaccine uptake at this critical time.

I want to thank all of the witnesses for their testimony.

we have had only one ambassador in the Central American countries and that is in Guatemala.

I found very troubling.

We have been in a transition from one administration to the other.

I think it was just fair to say that most of us who saw that map yesterday in the Armed Services Committee were surprised to see--not just see what China is doing in the Indo-Pacific but surprised to see what they are doing in our…

they are moving into Europe. They are moving into Latin America, in the Western Hemisphere.

I think there are many opportunities for better collaboration both on the administration of benefits and on the fight against fraud.