this is a problem that Congress made, Congress needs to fix it.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently did a study looking at just the broadband implementation and the permitting issues on that.

That's still a really long time. The painful part is they are not making the 270-day even mark.

this is a problem that Congress made, Congress needs to fix it.

The painful part is they are not making the 270-day even mark.

If we do not have more copper, we are not going to do electrification.

this is a problem that Congress made, Congress needs to fix it.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently did a study looking at just the broadband implementation and the permitting issues on that.

the administration has really put a laser focus on domestic sourcing of critical minerals because of all the benefits...

They set a goal to be able to have permitting decisions and such made within 270 days.

there is a difference between a refugee who was fully vetted, that America has welcomed historically and should continue to, and we will. We worked for decades to be able to honor refugees and to be able to do our part in what is happening…

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

my guess is, if I went to every person in this room--every page, every person sitting in the Gallery, every Senator--and I pointed to this image and said, ``What do you see there?'' my guess is every person in this room would go, ``Well…

we will continue to be able to speak out. We do believe that is a child. We believe in the dignity of every human being. My wife, when we were pregnant--every single cell in her body--every cell--from her toenails and her toes and her nose…

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Oklahoma.

if everyone here in this Chamber is watching the news of late, in the last 24 hours, the FBI scooped up eight citizens from Tajikistan that were in the United States and arrested them on immigration violations, but they were also suspected…

Chair Peters, this is an area we need to work on, the independent agencies, not just in this area but in a broader area.

We want our cybersecurity personnel focused not on delivering reports to multiple regulators but instead focused on how are we going to actually secure systems.

They are frustrated because their compliance requirements continue to go up.

Cybersecurity is not just a technical issue; it's a national security issue.

70 percent is clearly not the right number on this, to try to get it down to that level.

Cybersecurity is not just a technical issue; it's a national security issue.

Chair Peters, this is an area we need to work on, the independent agencies, not just in this area but in a broader area.

We want our cybersecurity personnel focused not on delivering reports to multiple regulators but instead focused on how are we going to actually secure systems.