Maria Cantwell

I think this is something that's very important to our Committee and I hope we continue to do them.

I appreciate the 41-percent increase in the K-9 activity.

I'm pretty sure this is where we're going with Next Gen anyway because Next Gen is about moving all the assets cost effectively through the system as expeditiously.

I guarantee you, if you do not have a roof over your head, you are not going to do much about wage productivity.

I certainly appreciate Senator Hatch's efforts in this area.

I think one of the things we're interested in, obviously post 9/11, is making sure that people don't take over aircraft.

I definitely think this is something to consider after the Equifax breach, just the amount of software that is going to be in our system.

I would like to hone in on the security aspect, because I think that's one of the most interesting just because it is also one of our biggest challenges today.

I really didn't think it was possible to thank you for a hearing in August... but thank you, thank you.

I guarantee you that what we need to be doing is upgrading our cybersecurity and making sure that we are not going to charge consumers more.

To put this into context, a recent estimate found that a single bitcoin transaction uses as much electricity as an average household in the Netherlands uses in a month.

Thank you, Madam Chair, and thanks for scheduling this hearing on the emerging technology in the energy sector of blockchain.

Do you believe in upholding that tri-party agreement?

Well, we have had lots of discussions over my time on technology transfer and what works and what doesn't.

I think it's important for the Department to reach out to all stakeholders to get their input in advance of any decisions.

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of taking care of our cleanup and the workforce that represents that.

It needs to realize that the future investment in the grid in resiliency from cyberattacks is just so, so important to us as a nation.

I think we, no doubt, are just going to have to keep upping the aggressive nature of helping here.

I hope you're rethinking that, because I think the continued evolution here is we need the FCC to play an aggressive role.

I think provocation comes from, you know, this kind of hacking of a power plant or a pipeline or something of that nature.

I support the work that the FSOC does.

I certainly agree about the importance of affordable housing.

I am working with Chairman Hatch and many of my colleagues on a bill that would provide a permanent 50-percent increase in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit.

Well, definitely believe that, on this end of the tax code, helping people understand and qualify for these things so that they can make the right decisions is very important.

I would like to see those recommendations.