Bob Menendez Jr.: “In 2018, Congress passed a bill which was signed into law by President Trump, that relaxed regulation for institutions…”

Thank you, Chairman. I want to join my colleagues in recognizing the loss of our colleague, Donald Payne, Jr.

We have talked a lot in our Cybersecurity Subcommittee, this Congress, about how to streamline reporting requirements to make sure they are effective.

Thank you for convening today's hearing on port cybersecurity and for allowing me to waive on.

I want to commend you and the dedicated public servants at DHS who stop more fentanyl and have arrested more drug traffickers in the last 2 fiscal years than the previous 5 combined.