So for decades, banks refused to lend to low-income minority neighborhoods and in rural communities.

Now, that was a pretty sharp sign that there are problems with your proposal.

I think that makes a lot of sense.

Our readiness is only as good as our people. If we don't recruit and retain the best and offer the kind of career incentives for people to stay in public service, then we can't mount an effective cybersecurity defense or response.

So, I--again, I'm glad to hear your enthusiasm, but I sure want us to concentrate on how we can scale this up and normalize it within the Department.

Three months after Hurricane Maria, a bipartisan group of nine Members of this Committee wrote to the Chairman to ask for a hearing on Hurricane Maria's impact on health and education systems.

We do not work for the N.R.A. We work for the people.

I have seven of my colleagues who have joined me in this request.

Hurricane Maria killed about 3,000 American citizens, had a crippling impact on health and education systems in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

I just want to join my colleagues who have expressed concern with allowing school districts to use Federal education dollars to buy guns for their teachers.

Allowing schools to use scarce Federal dollars to put guns in classrooms is an idea that is dangerous and dumb, and it clearly was not our intent when we wrote ESSA.

We reach out. We take care of people who need help for as long as they need it.