Kirsten Gillibrand

I would like a full accounting of what has been done, what is left to be done, and what are your recommendations to secure our electoral system by the next election?

I guess what I am trying to get at is are we ready for the next election?

I think it is a national security priority.

If you are confirmed, will you give me a letter report within the first 3 months that you have reviewed this issue, and give me your views on it?

If private companies were allowed to take over highways, is it fair to assume that those companies would not be doing so purely as a public service but would be seeking to make a profit off operation of those highways?

What I am really worried about is when you privatize--the only reason a company would want something privatized is if they will make a profit.

Your job is to serve the people sitting behind you.

You have such a responsibility.

If I was you, I would recuse myself over and over again.

A major reason why we subject major projects and activities to an environmental review process is to ensure that the voices of the public and other stakeholders are heard before decisions are made.

The U.S. Forest Service is restoring just under 5 million acres per year.

I do not understand that there is any allegations of fraud with regard to these paperwork concerns.

I know everyone on this Committee is very determined to fight poverty in our country, and we all know that SNAP is one of our most effective tools to do that.

We cannot ignore that carbon emissions are causing our ocean temperatures to get warmer, which is fueling more powerful hurricanes.

I have been working with my colleagues from New York and Connecticut on legislation to repeal the statutory requirement for selling Plum Island.

I think that should be looked at.

I think it definitely needs to be broadened.

When we talk about water infrastructure, we need to also be talking about how we are going to keep our drinking water safe.

We have seen it across my State in places like Newburgh and on Long Island.

Over the past several years, we have seen drinking water emergencies across the United States where many lives have been put at risk because of contamination from toxic chemicals.

Will you submit that for the record?

Listing decisions should be based on science, and not politics.

What can the Committee do to support more domestic organic production so that our market is less reliant on imports?

I worry that the pace of research and extension services for organic growers may limit this potential growth.

It is so frustrating to me as someone who fights for SNAP benefits every year that there seems to be a disconnect, a real disconnect, of who actually receives SNAP benefits.