I authored that legislation, so I am very proud of that, and also shepherded in the FirstNet operation here at DHS.

It is just a failure on our part--all of us here in these positions that that has not happened.

Ferries are vital to our efforts to combat climate change and should be incorporated in our infrastructure modernization plans.

The only way to end the pandemic is for more Americans to become fully vaccinated.

I think vaccination is a really important part of getting us through this, and I hope that more and more people understand that as we continue to bring back our economy, and as more people get vaccinated, more of the world is going to open…

I am pleased to see the push to recruit pilot candidates that are diverse from underserved communities.

As everyone has mentioned, we are not going to get that diversity, equity, and inclusion within the airline industry and the aerospace industry if we do not increase the financial aid.

Why can't we do it? If we have known--I have been talking about the topic since the Chairwoman has arrived here in Congress, she has talked about it, the Chairman has been on the committee since it started, what is the hold-up in bringing…

The Trump administration's abuse of DHS authority over the last 4 years hurt the Department's reputation and disseminated--decimated, actually the public trust in DHS actions.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this timely hearing on a very, very important topic, and to the Ranking Member as well.

Wouldn't part of that lessons learned be trying to assess the prior administration's lack of response to this?

Just so we are clear, I am being apolitical as well. It is not a Republican or Democrat irrespective of who was in the White House at the time, that assessment needs to be made regardless of party.