When I come back, I would like to ask some questions about Halden, the test reactor and how the U.S. Government is going to fill the gap when Halden is no longer an option.

When we passed out of this Committee legislation reauthorizing DHS, one of the provisions in that reauthorization dealt with National Protection Program Directorate (NPPD) and in which we sought to make it clear that they had the skills…

Attempts by Russia and Russian government, backing actors to interfere in sovereign elections are not new.

Let me note that nuclear power is one of the many examples of how our Nation can combat climate change, and at the same time, grow our economy.

nuclear power has proven to be quite resilient in this country during these extreme weather events.

Again, thanks very much for being with us today.

I want to apologize to our witnesses. Normally, we call this a hearing, and that is for us to hear from you.

I believe there are few environmental challenges more serious than climate change and the extreme weather associated with it.

Those two are being built in Georgia by your company.

We were scheduled to have the christening of the USS Delaware, a fast attack, junior class nuclear submarine in Newport News this Saturday.

When my sister and I were little kids growing up in Danville, Virginia, sometimes our family listened to the news on ABC radio.

We have seen it play out since in far too many States across this country.

As the Chairman mentioned, on Monday night we were able to reach an agreement with our counterparts in the House.

Our Federal Government has a moral responsibility, not only to help our communities be better prepared for climate fueled events, but to also address the root causes of these events.

Do you believe the United States could do more to deter and prevent cyberattacks on our election infrastructure in order to protect our democratic process?

Safety must always be the top priority in our country's approach to improving nuclear energy.

I do have a few. Thanks, Mr. Chairman.

I spent a lot of years in my life in the Navy and have a huge appreciation for nuclear on ships and submarines.

I strongly believe Congress has a critical role to play in ensuring that our Nation invests wisely in clean energy.

I think a bunch of us believe that we all share the goal of ensuring that NPPD functions as a full component of the Department and it has resources that are necessary to carry out what we all think is a critical cybersecurity mission.

It is just not right that if contaminants end up in their water, through no fault of the citizens or the residents, those residents have to find a way to rectify that situation solely on their own.

One of the most important things we can do is create a nurturing environment for job creation and job preservation.

As the storm bears down, this reminds us all the more that extreme weather has been coming our way for some time, and it ain't going to stop.

extreme weather events are expected to be more frequent and more extreme due to climate change.

A response for the record from Mr. Williams, but others would be welcomed.