Eric Swalwell

It is very interesting to me that the chief witness that the Majority has called here, Mr. Wolf, was found on November 14, 2020, by a Federal Judge to 'not lawfully be serving as Acting Secretary.'

My promise to you as the representative of Pleasanton, California, where his murder took place is to be an advocate for justice.

I have worked with our FBI field office for many years about trying to lend more Federal resources to local law enforcement so that they can crack down on retail crime.

I think the summary here is people want competence, they don't want chaos, on immigration, on the debt ceiling, on anything else.

So, we're here because that was a promise that my colleague told the public was made, that we get to impeach Mayorkis.

Look, Kevin McCarthy may have the title of Speaker, but it's clear to me, because of this hearing today, he doesn't have the job.

Why is this hearing happening? It's because it's a part of a corrupt bargain, a dirty deal that allows Speaker McCarthy to stay in power.

If they wanted to solve this problem, they would have brought to the floor the comprehensive immigration bill from 2014.

When they say we are a country of open borders, that doesn't recognize the thousands of Border Patrol agents who work on the border.

What I hear from my colleagues in this hearing is more chaos, an appetite not for solutions, but an appetite to pander to grievances.

I want to learn from you, Commissioner Cox, because you've been in Boston for 30 years as a sworn officer.

This is a serious topic, and I think we owe it to our constituents back home to focus on solutions and not partisan mudslinging.

I think it's probably a helpful thing, for the CSRB to have it.

Becoming the powerhouse cybersecurity and critical infrastructure defense agency CISA has the potential to be requires clear strategic direction and determined leadership.

While I am--to Congressman Menendez's point earlier, I am concerned about China, but look at the difference.

I think we need to have those really difficult and important conversations, because I really do believe in the power of good for technology, but AI will also be the most powerful weapons of this century.

So we are really looking at being much more rigorous in how we allocate our resources and how we allocate our time to ensure that we are being good stewards of the taxpayer dollars.

So I think we need to just think about what AI looks like in China and what AI looks like here.

It is critically important that CISA do more to secure industrial control systems (ICS) and other operational technology (OT).

I believe NRMC would benefit from authorization and hope to work with you on that effort as you finalize the restructuring process.

I look forward to candid conversations about defining JCDC's core functions, how to ensure JCDC partners are involved in decisions about its future.

Thank you, Director Easterly, and your team who's worked with us, for your testimony, and I look forward to a robust conversation about attacking the threats that we face.

CISA cannot be everything to everyone, and it cannot boil the ocean.

I want to thank my friend, Chairman Garbarino, for holding today's hearing on the future of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

Your success is America's success in this space, and that is something we are rooting for and want to enable.