Political Quotes

“I rise in support of Alejandro Mayorkas's nomination to be Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. As recent events have shown, our country is facing dangerous threats to our security and to our national security. Violence and domestic terrorism, spurred on by White supremacist ideology, anti-government sentiment, and conspiracy theories, continue to rise. We saw the tragic and deadly result of that growing threat right here in the Capitol just 3 weeks ago, and just yesterday the Department of Homeland Security issued a counterterrorism bulletin, warning of possible further violence in the coming weeks. Earlier this year, we learned that hackers--likely backed by a foreign adversary--carried out the largest cyber security breach of our Federal Government. We still do not have all of the answers on how they were able to infiltrate our networks or what information they have access to. All this is happening while we are struggling to control a once-in-a- century pandemic that has, tragically, taken over 425,000 American lives so far. The Department of Homeland Security should be leading a forceful response to these complex and significant threats and protecting Americans, but the Department and its more than 240,000 employees need a qualified, experienced, and Senate-confirmed leader at the helm--a leader like Alejandro Mayorkas. Mr. Mayorkas has built an extensive national security record throughout his career in public service.…”