07/12/2020
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"However, I do not plan to let reauthorization become an excuse to water down regulatory requirements or diminish the overall security value of the program."
"I had hoped to work collaboratively in the last Congress, as we did in 2014, to give CFATS a long-term reauthorization."
"Unfortunately, that did not come to pass, and we once again found ourselves with no alternative but to pass another short-term extension."
"I look forward to hearing from the panel today about how we might improve CFATS and make sure we give DHS and the regulated community the civility and certainty of a long-term reauthorization program."