"If you are willing to dodge a question when 99 percent of the world's scientists agree that the primary cause of climate change is human activity, that concerns me about your qualifications to take on this role."
"There are state-by-state laws requiring private and public entities to notify individuals when there are security breaches."
"the number of personnel in that office was cut in half, the grants program was eliminated, and the Director of the office resigned."
"Can you tell me the reason why you took these actions at DHS?"
"I will just add to the chorus of those of us who have States with a Northern Border that we are looking for real attention to the Northern Border report."
"DHS has a unique office called the Office of Community Partnerships (OCP) that does exactly what you are talking about."
"My understanding is they have just started now to reach out to the chief election officers, which is an absolutely critical step."
"When you are in charge of our country's security, when you are in charge of our response to natural disasters, you need to be able to rely on science and technology and consider and assess the science..."
"Our country's safety really does depend on that."
"It seems that you just confirmed what this article said, which is that DHS has only started to reach out to States' chief election officials within the past few weeks."
"It is a priority of yours to ensure that the absolute bedrock of our democracy is protected before our 2018 elections take place?"