As we keep relearning after each new attack, cybersecurity is obviously a critical and daunting challenge.

the goal of the Committee's oversight in this area is simple. It's to ensure that both the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) and the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) are technically sound and operationally robust when they're completed.

I mean the pictures are horrible, and I do not want to minimize the disaster effect. We also want to put it in perspective.

I am a co-sponsor of Representative Grijalva's legislation.

One of the things I have seen--by August 9, 4 days later, the levels of metal and sediment from the Silverton area had returned to levels prior to the August 5 spill.

Is there anything that suggests gross negligence?

We could certainly use more, but we feel wonderfully happy that the Congress has moved on a transportation bill.

I agree, thank you.

It has come up again and again, especially in light of the context of, do we spend more money for land acquisition when we have this $11 billion backlog?

The good news is that it looks like we are going to have a 5-year highway bill before we leave, the longest since 2005, with new funds.

How are we making progress on those specific two-lane closures?