I will just echo what Senator Sinema was just speaking about, in terms of making sure we are getting to our rural veterans in remote areas.

It is one of our largest towns but it has 900 people total, and it is a beautiful spot but it takes 3 hours for people in wintry weather to get to Manchester.

I am really excited to be a member of this Committee and I am really looking forward to the work that we can do together to serve our veterans.

There is no question in my mind that there was a failure to take this threat more seriously, despite widespread social media content and public reporting that indicated violence was extremely likely.

It is astounding to me that, even if it is raw intelligence, given what the stakes were on January 6th, that that kind of sharing was not routine and that it did not happen.

We must align our counterterrorism resources and our intelligence-gathering efforts to ensure we are focused on this dire threat.

DHS could have initiated it.

There appears to have been no communication or effort by DHS to designate this.

Was that because the FBI is limited in its tools or capacity to monitor, charge, or arrest these individuals prior to January 6th?

The Secretary of Homeland Security has the authority to designate events with national and international significance as National Special Security Events.

It is really important for us to understand what the processes are.

Mr. President, during this impeachment trial, our country has re-lived the chilling and un-American assault on the foundations of our democracy. New video footage reinforced both the brutality of the rioters and also the heroism of members…

I want to echo the comments of Mr. Mast and so many other colleagues who are calling for reauthorization and modernization of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund.

I think our States need additional Federal support to understand the problem, to test for it, and to ensure that contaminants like PFAS do not get out into the environment.

it is the Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act, and it would require EPA to review PFAS discharges under the Clean Water Act.

I would certainly encourage--and I am sure my colleagues here would, too--that all leadership in law enforcement reach out to us if they feel the resources are strained or need bolstering in some way.

I especially want to take a moment to acknowledge the heroism of the officers of the U.S. Capitol Police, law enforcement, and other employees of the Capitol who bravely worked to protect our democracy on January 6th.

It is a difficult time in our country, so we are really grateful for your interest and willingness to serve.