California's biggest trading partner is Mexico. Mexico is probably America's second- or third-largest trading partner in the world.

I think there is a bigger picture here, at least from my humble perspective.

However, according to the Government Accountability Office, DHS has not taken the steps necessary to staff the Department with cyber professionals properly.

To fulfill this role, DHS must have a cybersecurity workforce that is well-trained, resilient, and dedicated to the mission.

how can we help you get there, how can we help you do your job?

does the Secretary have a magic wand or do we need legislation to move this forward?

Given the vast nature of the DHS mission, the Department must use contractors throughout the components to fulfill critical needs.

Unfortunately, these administrative remedies have fallen low on the Department's priority list, namely because of misplaced focus on ineffective, costly campaign promises, such as a billion-dollar border wall.

So, my question, I would open it up to all of you is, why does it take so long and why is it so secretive?

I wanted to also echo some of the comments made by my colleagues regarding the redirection of funds without properly notifying Congress. Let's do better next time.

Given that we want to do what is best for the veterans, given that we want to figure out the best way to use taxpayer dollars, do--I would just rather follow up with them however the best we can, six months out, one year, five years later.