I think there is a Chinese word for danger that is also a word for opportunity.

Many disadvantaged communities face significant environmental challenges and have extensive infrastructure needs.

That is a pretty good example.

So I believe there is some room there that we can relax some of those financial requirements with the application.

We have votes that have just been announced on the floor. Another committee I serve on, the Finance Committee, is voting on legislation involving PBMs.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill that I mentioned, which was signed into law by the President almost exactly 2 years ago provides over $55 billion for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure.

I think it may have been a decade since we had a Senate-confirmed Chief Financial Officer in the Department of Homeland Security. I think that is awful.

We need to strengthen the financial management functions of the Department, and that remains on GAO's High Risk List.

Jeff is exceptionally well qualified to serve as the Department's next CFO, and I know his long-held institutional knowledge and his extensive experience in budget management will serve our country well.

An agency with a budget the size of this one, it is an almost $100 billion budget, and that is unacceptable.

It is an honor especially to welcome you as one Navy veteran to another.