John Katko

I cannot express how dangerous I believe this rhetoric to be, as it sends all the wrong messages to our adversaries.

At this crossroads we can either choose to work together and successfully enact meaningful changes that will benefit this country or we can choose to go about business as usual, leaving American communities vulnerable.

It is long past time that we fix that and I thank you for raising that issue.

I think a disproportionate share went to some communities.

Some States did a very good job of proportionally handing out things. Other States were just left to their devices.

I think it is really important that the initial assessment report that was done in September 2020 about COVID, has it been updated?

I really would like to talk some more about that going forward because I think FEMA should have some flexibility with respect to that.

I would very much like to spend more time on this perhaps in another setting with the Chairman.

I salute the men and women of FEMA who have gone above and beyond the duty during this pandemic.

I would like to congratulate Ms. Criswell on her confirmation. In a field that has traditionally been dominated by men, Ms. Criswell is the first woman to lead FEMA as a confirmed director or administrator.

What we need to do is build out this fleet of polar security cutters.

It's far from a complete process but we need to recognize the things he is doing to move this ball forward.

I am deeply troubled by the anemic funding levels proposed by this administration, which would slash Coast Guard funding apart from limited salary enhancements.

Given the tremendous rise and surge of individuals coming to the border, wouldn't it be fair to call this a crisis?

It would seem to me that it would be a good time for us to contemplate plussing up Border Patrol.

Given the gravity of the situation, given my discussions with folks at CISA, it is clear to me that they need more resources.

By eliminating border wall funding, President Biden is allowing cartels, smugglers, criminals, and traffickers to continue exploiting the border.

The Biden budget simply fails to reflect the priorities that are critical to the defense of the homeland.

Well, then give more money and that would help.

A 6 percent increase, given what is going on with cybersecurity in this country right now, just isn't cutting the mustard.

I think it is fair to say that if you had more funding for it, if you had some funding for it, it would enhance that even better.

Unfortunately, since you were last before the committee, the crisis at the border has not gotten better.

This is not a laughing matter.

Despite these numbers, by eliminating border wall funding, President Biden is allowing cartels, smugglers, criminals, and traffickers to continue exploiting the border.

The crisis at the border has not gotten better. In fact, it is trending worse.