Summer Lee

Thank you, sir. With respect to compassionate release, which came about through the CARES Act, we found that in the BOP 39 percent of American Federal prisoners contracted COVID-19.

SB 7 in Texas, words that I really don't want to say, it is not an election bill. It is a prohibition of an election bill.

This is a serious issue, so I will step aside because I cannot be restrained to say go Astros.

It is clear that the law is not helping. In fact, the laws are hurting.

One in every three States in the country have passed voting restriction laws this year, as was quoted by one of our Witnesses. This is alarming.

It is completely disheartening... that we are still talking about the same things that we talked about back when I was in legal services.

The key is that we need to have the tools of federal law to stop this kind of siege across America and it will occur. If they can't get you at the ballot box, if they can silence your voice at the ballot box, then they will attempt to…

Metropolitan appreciates their steadfast support for Reclamation's Title XVI water recycling program to fund local projects.

Lake Mead, which supplies water for over 25 million people across Nevada, Arizona, and California, is at its lowest level since construction in the thirties.

As Congresswoman Titus said, southern Nevada and the entire Southwest is facing unprecedented drought.

They need updated technology. So, that is something that we should focus on in the Federal Government in collaborating with our local partners.

Seventy-six percent of public safety organizations have no or insufficient funding for capital investments.

So, enhanced communication and technology would be helpful to you.

Approximately half of the public safety communications... reported their LMR systems are more than 10 years old.

What do you feel is the Achilles heel when you have circumstances of danger like that when you cannot communicate?

Disasters are not relegated to hurricanes... They are tornadoes. They are fires. They are flooding.

I am really interested in, among other things, is a reform of FEMA during its work on disasters.

Any effort that drives us toward greater interoperability and coordination is always a good thing.

Would it be helpful that all of the components, including the Capitol Police, have FirstNet in a place that is so visited, so much potential target, and so much a singular entity, which is the Capitol of the United States?

So I first-hand understand clearly, and contrary to my dear friend from Louisiana, Mr. Higgins, that we cities and communities, we support police with funding.

I was in the United States Capitol on 9/11.

I support both in terms of the vital work that they do.

The good news that we can take out of the meeting tonight is that the American people are going to be well taken care of. The president has not wavered from his agenda.

Let me thank you, too, Administrator Pekoske, for committing to collective bargaining.

Thank you for your leadership. Thank you to the Ranking Member for us having a common viewpoint of National security.