Donald Payne: “Our legacy response doctrine... has not kept pace with cyber threats.”

I would like to express my disappointment that the Department chose to circumvent Congress and unilaterally reorganized its activities related to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) defense pursuant to Section 872 of the…

The $100 billion in funding for rail projects included in this monumental law is a game changer for communities nationwide.

I am pleased that our Senate counterparts advanced bipartisan rail safety legislation yesterday which addresses both blocked crossings and long trains.

I hope the witnesses here today will help me understand why the Department rushed to reorganize--without Congressional authorization--at a time when permanent leaders were in place in only one of the impacted offices.