Bob Menendez Jr.

I agree. I just want to quickly address some of the ways that my colleagues have attacked Secretary Mayorkas.

I am proud of the work that President Biden and the New Jersey Congressional Delegation have done to improve the safety, reliability, and resiliency of critical infrastructure in North Jersey.

I have been advocating for that so that we have lines of communication, particularly for nonconflict issues in China.

Armed oppression is when Black men cannot go safely for a run in Georgia. Armed oppression is when Black youth cannot wear hoodies in Florida.

Did you say that defunding the FBI would be, 'a gift to the Chinese Communist Party, more power to the cartels, and more damage to critical infrastructure?'

Is it not also true that this conflict has catalyzed the U.S. Defense Industrial Base, enabling it to set up production lines necessary to support the United States and other partners, for example, Taiwan, down the road if necessary?

I would think that not only is he watching, but he is calculating.

We must ensure Federal network security programs reflect the current attack structure.

Currently, the CDM program is designed to monitor IT assets across Federal agencies.

What would eliminating the Highway Trust Fund mean for States' ability to plan multiyear transportation projects?

In 117th Congress, I introduced an economic statecraft for the 21st Century Act, which directs a whole-of-government approach to confront China's anti-competitive and predatory international economic policies.

I worry that AI has the power to compound the existing problem of fraud in the financial system.

Consumers could see themselves becoming victims of increasingly sophisticated scams as a result of AI.

I want to thank Chairman Garbarino for holding this important hearing to assess how CISA is modernizing its signature Federal network security programs.

Thank you, Chairman. Thanks to progress made by the Biden administration and support from Congress, CDM has made important strides in recent years and has helped CISA more quickly respond to cyber incidents.

Our colleague, Andrew Garbarino, chairs the Cybersecurity Subcommittee. We'd love to have you down, and--because it's something that we are laser-focused on.

the extent that your legislation and your advocacy can pair and couple urban transportation hubs and rural transportation hubs with housing development will go a long way to producing additional units that are scalable, walkable, and…

The fact is that there are not just enough rental homes being built, and part of that is because Federal lending programs, through HUD and the Federal Housing Administration, have not kept pace with the market.

One key problem, seems to me that all too often, first-time homebuyers are competing with institutional investors who can afford to purchase the home with cash.

Unless we deal with that reality, then the challenges that we have at the southern border will be minor today compared to 20 million people who, if they cannot be assimilated in these countries, will come marching north and that will be a…

At some point, we--if we keep doing the same thing and it does not work, you have to think about what other consequences there should be.

You cannot have a partner unless you have both sides of the equation working towards the same goal.

How can we engage in good-faith discussions of border policies when this committee's Majority is using this committee to arrive at a pre-determined destination?

Secretary Mayorkas has not violated the law. He and the Department of Homeland Security have been working to secure the border every day.

Encounters at the border are down. We don't all have to agree with the administration's policies, but the facts show that they are in fact effective.