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.

I think that makes a lot of sense.

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.

When disasters hit, they do not affect only the communities that are directly hit by the eye of the storm.

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.

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

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

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.

I am concerned that this Treasury report consistently ignores real concerns that could arise both for consumers and for the industry.