Tulsi Gabbard

Article 1 of the Constitution gives Congress the sole power to declare war. Congress has not done so against the Syrian Government.

This is a much bigger issue than just Hawaii, and it's something that the entire country has to deal with and the Federal Government needs to take the lead on.

This is a major wake-up call to see what response plans are in place.

Thank you both for being here.

Why shouldn't the DoD be responsible for sending out the notification, especially given with the existing notification system, State and local governments already have the authority to send out these messages?

Time is of the essence, when we have mere minutes from the point that a missile is launched to point of impact

When our country has been attacked by a foreign nation state, all of this seems like far too many layers for our residents to be notified that we are under attack, especially those, in the instance of Hawaii, who are in the impact zone.

I think it's really important as you're looking at communication and preparedness and response that, A, the public knows and understands the reality of the seriousness of the threat.

We really need to shore up our capability, diplomatic capabilities.

So this delegation of authority to the FEMA Director really isn't a whole delegation because the FEMA Director would still wait for the President to take action, is that correct?

What kind of information and what is the outreach plan to actually make sure that people are armed with accurate and factual information and know what to do?

I think this is the reason why we're gathered here, though, is there's a problem with the existing process.

I would describe that as benign neglect.

We need to exhaust all diplomatic efforts to continue to work toward denuclearizing North Korea, bring about peace, and prevent an all-out catastrophic war.

With regard to the Wireless Emergency Alert System, I think what came to light was that wireless providers are not required or obligated to participate, so it's a voluntary program where a wireless carrier can either participate in whole…

You can talk about the numbers of people who would perish in the event of the attack itself, but in the aftermath of that... what are the realistic scenarios and the responses that... need to be in place.

Thank you, Senator Schatz and your Committee, for convening this very important hearing today.

So how many ships are receiving stipends who may not be used? Do you have a number?

I want to understand the scope of the demand that we have and how we are meeting that demand.

So as I watched the different kinds of ships that are being built within the United States--I am talking about Jones Act ships that qualify on all three criteria--they tend to look more like container ships than they do roll-on/roll-offs.

I want to thank the work that my colleague Congresswoman Hanabusa and I have done, in conjunction with the leadership of this committee, in continuing to move the funding forward for this radar.

You know, at this point, I think no one more viscerally appreciates the seriousness of the threat that we face at this moment than the people of Hawaii who just went through a terrifying experience on Saturday morning, receiving this alert…

How would China and Russia react to that?

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