we should not be operating under a legal authority that was granted over two decades ago.

Since we were attacked, we went to war with clear goals. We achieved those objectives. Bin Laden is dead and al-Qaida is degraded in Afghanistan and it's time to end the forever war.

I want to thank you for your commitment to a big and bold approach to our Nation's infrastructure.

Equity in transportation requires transit to be a core component of big service transportation projects.

Membership alone serves to undermine the morale, the readiness, and unit cohesion, if not even the discipline of that unit.

These are the very types of weapons that were issued to me when I went to Iraq, when my colleagues went to Afghanistan. They were issued to us so that we could do a very important mission, if called to do, and that`s the kill people. They…

NIST [National Institute of Standards and Technology], in a study I think last year, found that African-American and Asian faces--we are talking about facial recognition in targeting, identifying--10 to 100 times more likely to be falsely…

There is a recognition of this. You probably know that of the $4.1 billion that the DOD invests in research and development at universities and colleges, less than 0.5 percent goes to historically black colleges and universities [HBCUs]…

I have some concerns that you have mentioned, Mr. Chairman, and that has been a topic of conversation, and that is biases in both the development and the deployment of AI.

Diversity and inclusion is a part of the solution.

We need to adjust those rules and regulations to be equitable, and to provide the necessary support and funding to support those rural communities that have unique issues.

I think we need to look at what the word 'equity' really means, and it means that not all of us need the same amount.

I don't have any animus towards any group that wants to help, but I think every group that comes in to help needs to respect and understand the community and be inclusive and equitable.

We are at a difficult time in our Nation's history; a time when racial injustice is seen in the violence against Black Americans by local law enforcement.

We have work to do, and we need to do it now.

An institution that led this Nation in racial integration almost 75 years ago is now confronted with growing White nationalism in our ranks.

Ensuring that our frontline workers are trained and prepared to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic is critical.

Alarmingly, this risk to our frontline transportation workers is compounded by the lack of adequate masks, gloves, and additional PPE that is required for the job.

Let's find flexibility to establish an ROTC unit right there at Delaware State University so they can team up with Dover and help address this need.

We have got a cultural problem in the Air Force, and I expressed this last week in the Navy.

most states do not currently receive appropriated funds in proportion to their reported needs or population, which demonstrates the inadequacy of the current allotment.

It is time to update this program. It is a 30-year-old formula.

I don't think that any public servant, Members of Congress, the President, are above the law, but I don't think that that sentiment is shared at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

We have to discern whether the President is putting his business and personal interests above our Nation's.

The bottom line is that, if the President had fully divested from his company, this hearing would not be necessary.