Catherine Cortez Masto

At the federal level I know you do not have enough resources.

There has to be remediation that occurs as well.

Obviously I am from the West and fire management is key.

These are long-term projects and they require long-term funding, and quite often we here in Congress don't think of funding in a long-term perspective.

Thank you for saying that.

I am wondering if you can elaborate, not only on that, but the importance of your interaction with and partnerships and collaborations that you have going.

There is a partnership between the University of Nevada, Reno, with the Department of Energy's Berkeley National Lab.

Thank you for the hearing today and all of you coming here.

There are geographic barriers, rural communities, particularly, in Nevada and across the country that are still struggling to have broadband access

We're still at the stage of encouragement and not necessarily mandated that the use is being implemented.

I do wish that FEMA had been here. I think they would have been an integral part of this discussion.

The best practices are there, but there's no guarantee that they're going to be adopted.

I echo a lot of the concerns from my colleagues that I've heard today and appreciate your candid comments.

This is just a crisis as well, that they are not connected right now, and it's a focus for many of us.

In Nevada, particularly in southern Nevada, we have a large Filipino population, and Tagalog is an important language.

Do you believe CFIUS's current authorities and processes sufficiently address military concerns regarding Chinese investments near military installations?

I think our concern is how do we ensure that there is that coordination, that collaboration, and that something is not falling through the cracks here?

I hear this conversation where we need to balance, I believe--and I echo my colleagues--this national security with our economic security.

I was literally there over the summer, at Creech. We were just having this conversation. And if you know where Creech Air Force Base is, it is in the middle of nowhere. But at the entrance of Creech there was a number of foreign nationals…

And under FIRRMA, this is covered, this would be covered. You would be able to prevent that type of acquisition. Is that correct?

One of the things I hear constantly from many there... is the concern, national security concerns.

Thank you so much for being here. And I am going to start with you, Mr. Borland.

I echo my colleagues on the concerns with cuts to Social Security.

Is this something you're also looking at to incorporate into your budget, this new technology that you think might be helpful with security?

I'm wondering if you can talk a little bit about these new technologies that show promise for safety and security.