I was very proud we got a strong bipartisan vote to repeal that ban in the House.

Good morning. Today's hearing will focus on the essential tradeoff incumbent upon us to make between life, liberty, privacy, and the pursuit of happiness.

we've seen a resumption in the exponential growth of COVID cases.

the lack of appropriate personal protective equipment and medical testing supplies had seriously hampered the ability to control the spread of SARS-CoV-2.

slowing down testing is not what we need right now.

On Thursday of last week, I was proud to join my colleagues to vote for the historic George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. This legislation represents the first of many steps we need to take to achieve structural change in our criminal…

I guess someone smart once said you go to war with the army you have, and next time--next pandemic I'd like a slightly better army.

The issue of digital identity and the need to reliably authenticate yourself online is becoming increasingly critical.

Now, my office is working on legislation to direct NIST to create standards for online authentication.

I cannot emphasize enough how important this commitment is, and I hope that you work diligently to implement this new policy.

I've been sitting here trying to synthesize from your testimony what a coherent plan to actually, you know, do something over the next decades that would really move the ball on this.

I am a scientist, and if a scientist stands up and says something that they know is not true, it is a career-ending action. The reason for this is that science always operates at the edge of what is known, so we cannot tolerate liars. The…

You know, one of the great things that's happened in Congress, which is sort of rare these days, is the bipartisan consensus that we ought to something like double our research budgets.

We need to acknowledge that people may be counting on FEMA's maps for things that they weren't meant for.

The Federal Government, therefore, should pay the full cost of this project.

I urge the committee to provide the Corps with additional project authorization to mitigate the disruption of recreational activities in the surrounding area.

But now we know better.

I urge project authorization for the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in my district.

If we don't prioritize accuracy, precision and granularity in mapping and forecasting flood hazards, the insurance requirements we apply to American businesses and homeowners will never be fair.

I strongly support ensuring the initial USACE-Joliet study is fully funded.

This project authorization is urgent in order to prevent aquatic nuisance species from passing freely into the Great Lakes.

Congress should require the Corps to use a small percentage of the project's money to integrate Brandon Road with the neighboring recreational areas.

If we don't prioritize accuracy, precision, and granularity in the mapping and forecasting of flood hazards, and make the investments necessary to get the data to make those predictions accurate, then insurance requirements that we apply…

This invasive species was introduced in Arkansas and has now traveled up the Mississippi Basin.

The role models may be difficult to calculate, but it may be a huge effect.