Dutch Ruppersberger

I know we are 7 years into the consent decree with respect to Baltimore.

The Army Compatible Use Buffer Program is very important to the Army's ability to train our troops.

I look forward to your testimonies today and how the DOD plans to better mental health services and medical readiness for our military servicemembers.

We want to make sure that all of our personnel are medically ready.

I think it is necessary that I highlight the importance of renovating the Martin State Airport runway to ensure that we maintain the future missions after the A-10 is fully divested.

I have always said that it is essential that federal, state and local government work together and the strike force concept brings synergy in action.

Putin, in my opinion, is weak, unstable and profoundly upset about how his invasion is progressing.

And I like that answer.

Now, given the shortage of cybersecurity professionals, the focus on building a pipeline of future talent, starting in grade school which is, in my opinion, very important...

We face a lot of threats as it relates to China. China is our strategic and economic competitor.

I spent 12 years on the intelligence committee, and I actually do represent NSA, so I have put a lot of my focus on the issue of cybersecurity and those issues.

I want to talk to you about China, which I know Mike Gallagher has raised the issue, Palazzo has, and also, as it relates to STEM competitiveness.

We have to drill that into people's heads, that they can't use personal devices.

SolarWinds was such a wake-up call. You know, we were dealing with Russia and China, and then we have the Iran and North Korea.

To me, that is very difficult, and we have got to find a way to work around that.

Health and safety standards in prison is the key to maintaining health in prison populations and also health staff in the prisons.

We know that people are getting COVID and we can't stop it because they refuse to get a shot. It is not enough.

I think we really have to focus and see when you have certain jobs--if you want to operate on somebody in this country, you have to be a doctor, and it is the same thing here.

What about the percentage of guards that are not taking shots voluntarily?

I think if we work in a bipartisan way, we can get a lot accomplished.

The bill before us today establishes a program making grants available to State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments to address cybersecurity risks and threats to their information systems. This is not a silver bullet, but it allows…

What you do is very important. We appreciate your competence.

I didn't think that I would necessarily see this level of cooperation across the intelligence community at the Department of Defense, the law enforcement community.

I do think that the port grant is a valuable tool to all ports