Henry Cuellar

China is just--you know what they are doing in Latin America. They are in almost every country.

I am supportive of the administration's increasing focus on China and glad the Coast Guard is going to play a key role.

As a sportsman, I appreciate you using the word hunters, hunters to find those threats, because, again, some of them, like you mentioned, are deep somewhere else.

With the current resource limitations, I am very concerned about your agency's capacity to defend against the threats that you just mentioned, especially when you said, it is only the tip of an iceberg.

This is the most serious threat to our Nation that I have seen in more than 30 years in the U.S. Government.

Our nation's cyber frontier and critical infrastructure are far too vulnerable to attack, and we must do more to make sure that we outpace our adversaries.

I am concerned about whether we are doing enough, given the resources advantages of those that are wishing to cause problems to our cybersecurity systems and our critical infrastructure.

As you know, our adversary continues to leverage cyber tactics to threaten our national security, our economy, and our way of life.

This last appropriation bill, the current one, we have enacted funding for 2024 an additional $570 million.

Without respect to the unions, we got to take care of the customers first.

My understanding is there are about 75 air marshals down there at the border?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Administrator, the Federal Air Marshals go down there, I think there is a call for a surge--I mean, you know, when there is a need for a surge, they are sent there voluntarily?

There is a proposed amendment to the FAA administration reauthorization that would require TSA to provide secure escorts for individuals, Members of Congress.

I think we all can say in the Loredo TSA, no problem at all.

We certainly want to make sure that we all work together and increase in the cybersecurity posture and improving our risk management protocol.

TSA's mission, which is very focused. And simply, it is to prevent large scale acts of terrorism in the American transportation system.

We are here to talk about the budget but also glad that we are able to fully fund TSA's new pay structure for fiscal year 2024

Thank you again, and members.

I want it to go to directly to the local sheriffs, local police sheriffs.

If you don't mind, a little flowchart on that.

How much money goes into Florida? Nothing against Florida, but again it is--you understand where I am coming from.

The Operation Stonegarden Program that we have is incredibly important tool that we have to help primarily our border communities enhance their capability and the cooperation amongst the agencies that are there.

That is another program that I have been involved in from the very beginning.

FEMA's mission has always been to help solve some of our nation's toughest problems, regardless of the cause of those problems.

This should be at the border.