These are people who will be charged with defending this country in what is an ongoing and serious conflict.

We have to reimagine conflict.

It is a ubiquitous challenge not only to the government but especially to the private sector, and that is one of the really significant challenges in how we respond.

America is under attack. We are under attack today. This is one of the most serious conflicts, one of the most serious challenges that this country has faced in the post-World War II period.

To me, you gave the most succinct definition, which is to seek the truth and tell the truth.

So I urge you to pay attention to the nonproliferation regime, because this is such a dangerous threat to our country.

The key question is violence.

IGs, I think, are some of the most important jobs in our government, but in a secret agency, it's even more important.

I would submit that one of our first lines of defense is intelligence.

Any opportunity to provide a forum for local communities, local elected officials to have a say...

We need a permanent director. The Park Service has not had a director for, I think, five years.

Our national parks play a huge role in what we think about when we think of America.

This is my senior pass, which is $80 for life. So this, I think, as Senator Hirono, this is the greatest deal in America right here.

I think that is something that this Committee will follow up on this year.

I think there is some progress to be made in terms of the digital footprint of the National Park Service.

They clearly were proud of where they were. They were proud of the mission.

Thanks to legislation sponsored by Senator Collins and supported by Maine's Junior Senator Angus King.

I think that is an important point--that we have the technology today to measure on an ongoing basis so output-based regulation as opposed to prescriptive regulation can work.

I want three things--data, data, and data.

This is going to be, I think, a record year for the parks.

I hope we are going to have a clear-cut position from the Department that, yes, we will obey the law when it comes to the Freedom of Information Act.

We need a Park Director. We have gone almost five years without a Director of the National Park Service.

I think it is incredibly important to share with the Committee and the Congress how you are approaching the distribution of LWCF funds.

the longer Interior and the President keep the ban going, the more harmful that effect will be

The real future of offshore wind is in floating platforms.