"We need to be better prepared, and we need to be sure that FEMA is there to respond effectively."
"Thank you, Madam Chair. I want to start, if I could, by asking unanimous consent (UC) to put something in the record that has to do with reporting."
"I think that is critical for us to be able to organize ourselves properly going forward."
"I would hope we could talk about the important, not just the urgent, but the urgent is upon us again."
"I appreciate that. I guess I am glad to hear that, that you feel like, in this case, we have a handle on it."
"Unfortunately, we live in a state of constant attacks, and we just had another one."
"We look forward to hearing more as you have it, perhaps even in a classified setting, to understand what we can do to be able to respond, as you say, to be able to push back against these nation-state..."
"Our economy post-COVID-19--or, we are still in this COVID-19 pandemic, but in this time period, needs this more than ever."
"We had a conference call this morning with the oil and gas industry in Ohio. And what did I hear about, No. 1 issue? Workforce, No. 1 issue."
"We spend so much money as a Federal Government on higher ed. And I am not against that, but my gosh, shouldn't we be spending some money on actually training people up for the jobs that are right ther..."
"What we have been doing has not worked, and particularly with this dramatic humanitarian crisis with the Haitians coming."