I would just ask, Mr. Chair, if we could stick to some decorum and not disparage witnesses or characterize their testimony.
Now, Donald Trump's rhetoric has been dividing us and stoking anti-immigrant hate, I believe, since he first came down that escalator in 201...
I find it almost humorous to hear characterizations of the FBI as this hotbed of liberal, if not leftist ideology.
It seems to me the FBI has always been a fairly conservative culture and certainly a right-of-center political bent.
Did we provide money? Did we make investments to give states resources to upgrade their IT systems to manage unemployment?
I think this is one of the most substantive hearings we have had on this subject in the 16 years I have been here.
If you are going to have data sharing and data analytics that help us flag and ultimately prevent fraud, you need an IT platform that works.
What can go wrong with 50 different systems? And some did well and some did not.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And let me just say, I think this is one of the best panels we have ever had on this subject.
I bemoan the fact that we do not seem to have made much progress.
If I were to counsel her, I'd say, yeah, let's make a trip down there and, you know, get that over with.