Gary Peters

You will be where the buck stops for ensuring that national security and public safety come first.

We have a responsibility to ask hard questions and to ensure that each Federal agency is acting in accordance with the law.

If confirmed, you will not only lead ICE but you will have to make some very tough decisions every day that prioritize ICE resources.

I want to start by thanking the nominees for their willingness to serve and for their lifetimes of public service as well.

Has the DHS taken proactive steps to reach out to States when vulnerabilities come to light?

China has been attempting to interfere with our upcoming 2018 election.

A few weeks ago, I asked the Executive Associate Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement... how long is too long to detain a child.

So if Congress does not meet your demands in terms of funding for detention centers or border wall construction, do you intend to continue this practice of transferring funds from other critical DHS components to detention centers?

Your spending is a reflection of your priorities and your values, and under your authority, DHS notified Congress that DHS transferred tens of millions of dollars from a variety of DHS components.

I have heard from communities in Michigan that current grant opportunities are simply not enough to support operations for local law enforcement units.

Give greater public expression, including at the highest levels of the U.S. Government, to the issue of press freedom in China.

Protect Civil Society From Political Influence Operations.

Expand Mandate of Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).

Reiterate U.S. Interest in Hong Kong's Autonomy.

The Administration should consider restarting an interagency process to determine if new technologies should be added to the United States Munitions List.

I think we need to reassure the American people that their information is protected and private, especially in this era of privacy concerns.

It appears to me that a political decision was made to include the question, and then they sought justice to ask for it so they could hang their hat on that peg.

I think it is very important that we get to the bottom of whether or not this Committee was misled by Secretary Ross.

This is clearly a significant issue, a significant issue that may be impacting tens of millions, perhaps a hundred million Americans.

Obviously, the people of Oscoda cannot wait any longer. When you hear talk about this may take 5 or 10 years, that is simply unacceptable.

Thank you for your leadership on these fluorine-free foams. It is critical that we provide these to our firefighters.

Thank you, Senator Hassan.

We will look forward to having that broader approach taken by the EPA.

Thank you, Senator, and I would like to thank each of the panelists for being here today. This is going to be an ongoing issue. We will look forward to working with you in the months and years ahead.

I think it is important that we work on that number, especially as you are updating these numbers in the months ahead.