I am hoping for transformational changes under your leadership so that we can address some of these issues.

I look forward to your testimony today and working with you in the future.

I really want to work with GSA to make it easier.

And no clarity at all about the very sudden decision to cancel the decade-long effort to get the FBI a new and secure headquarters.

Well, this is interesting. This so much echoes the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, where we were collecting an ad valorem tax, depositing it in a fund program created by Ronald Reagan, and Congress underspent that money for years.

But we still don't have answers about GSA's failure to properly consider the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

I remain committed to helping Oregonians though the long recovery process in the wake of these fires.

Mitigation is a commonsense way to save lives and property, and it's cost effective.

The growing number and severity of wildfires and their impact, particularly in the West, makes it necessary to reevaluate whether FEMA's programs are doing enough to support local communities.

The process shouldn't be so difficult for people to get the Individual Assistance they need.

FEMA really looks at these disasters, as he says, 'through the lens of hurricanes and floods but could be properly adjusted to meet the ever-growing wildfire threat with some modest adjustments.'

The recovery process in Oregon has highlighted the importance of FEMA's assistance programs and making sure they are designed to meet the needs of wildfire survivors.

I think there is kind of a slant in FEMA over the years that they really kind of got used to dealing with hurricanes and floods.

The most damning thing that came out of our extraordinary investigation...was that FAA and Boeing were compliant.

One indictment. This started at the top in Boeing.

Those two crashes of Boeing 737 MAX airplanes in 2018 and 2019, which claimed the lives of 346 sons and daughters, fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, were not only senseless tragedies but also a national embarrassment.

I do not ignore the mandate of Congress, as I said a moment ago. I take it extremely seriously.

It feels like we are showing up to a knife fight with Nerf weapons. It is a challenge to be an equal match with Boeing in the meetings/conversations.

That can never, ever happen again.

It is clear that Boeing needed thorough regulation and strict oversight, but its regulator could not provide enough of either.

Well, then maybe Congress needs to look at the Administrative Procedure Act and put in exceptions for health and safety that can be taken by Administrators of the various agencies.

Can you imagine, a company the size of Boeing didn't have a safety management system in place?

Without proper resources, the Coast Guard can only do so much.

I cannot imagine how this agency is supposed to execute these responsibilities with a $13 billion budget.

The Coast Guard is a vital service with increasing demands that test the Service's ability to execute each of its missions.