We're here to discuss Federal and State efforts to procure critical supplies in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

142 cases, regardless of whether they are symptomatic or not, caused concerns for me both within the detention facility and also in the community that I serve surrounding it.

Thank you, Madam Chairwoman, and thank you also, Ranking Member.

According to ICE, as of July 10, in the Otero County Processing Center in the district I serve, there have been 142 positive cases.

I support providing hazard pay to front-line workers who face increased exposure to the virus while on duty.

My condolences go out to the families and friends of those employees that have succumbed to the disease.

I also joined several of my colleagues on this subcommittee to co-sponsor H.R. 6655, the 'Hazardous Duty Pay for Frontline Federal Workers Act.'

Now, more than ever, it is important that DHS ensure its work force feels safe and supported as it carries out its vital mission to protect the homeland.

There should be no re-opening unless and until it is genuinely safe to return.

if we wait until the vaccine is developed before we start thinking about the mechanisms to produce and distribute it, we will lose precious time.

I think our current policy is, is problematic in that people--there is a lot of cases and outbreaks being sparked from travelers.