It is important that we ensure DHS is properly supporting fusion centers as they serve as focal points in State and urban areas for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information.

What message does it send to D.C. military families and veterans when the country they have risked their lives for refuses to afford them basic democratic rights?

D.C. residents pay taxes to fund wars but have no say in whether or not our country goes to war.

I think that it is incumbent on us as Congress to try to support D.C.

But here in D.C. there are over 30,000 veterans, who, while they have a powerful voice here in Congress with Ms. Holmes Norton, they are not given an equal vote.

D.C. residents also have no vote in the Senate, where military leadership is confirmed.

Mr. Chairman, thank you very much. And Chairman Comer, I want to thank you for your not only meeting with at least Republicans before this hearing, but expressing your confidence that you believe that we could have a thoughtful meeting…

one of the challenges of ensuring NASA's exploration focus are the constraints of resources

Your tenure as NASA Administrator has seen a number of important successes.

They see it as very unfair to themselves. They believe that people have gone into this, knowing what they were getting into ...

I find it simply unacceptable that you would ask my constituents who do not have a college degree ...

How can taxpayers trust your Department of Education to spend their money wisely if you and your staff cannot even account for how much money you are spending?

I understand this is a very political White House.

If NASA is seen as partisan, that is very bad for space and space exploration.

I very much hope at NASA we can continue to do so and continue to do so together.

I am thrilled that NASA has named the crew of the Artemis II mission.

What we have to do is, we have to enforce the laws that are already on the books.

I think someone should go there and have a conversation... and work with these places.