do we believe that should be a crucial component of homeland security and to be focused on what homelandurity can offer because it was discombobulated this organized response the fbi was completely absent completely the director and the national security domestic security agency. somebody wants to take that answer i appreciate the gentle man from the atlantic. >> very much is one of my top issues it's what we highlighted even in september 2020 with more time and attention from dhs than it had been getting. all of that was driven home by what happened on january 6 we've taken a very detailed look at the events of that day and dhs, while not responsible for collecting but it is responsible for connecting the dots. dhs and ina in particular should have done a much better job to bring that forcefully to the attention of leadership in law-enforcement agencies forcefully if necessary they found themselves on the front line that day there is a lot of things dhs could've done better and differently. >> thank you you offered reforms do you have any that relates to a quicker response or greater pr

committee answered questions of moralee and homeland security. >>> the committee will come to order. we are coming to order to answer questions about the threats to the homeland. and we will call the order to order and can the chair can call the meeting in recess at any point. we may refocus the committee to address any threats facing our nation, and this conversation is coming at a timely moment as we approach the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. dhs was established in 2003 to respond to terrorist attacks within the united states. since then, the range of threats that the department must manage has expanded well beyond foreign terrorism. today, dhs has also tasked with confronting the threats posed by the coronavirus, cyber attacks, violent domestic extremists and climate change. it is critical that the department assess the full range of threats facing the country and align the resources accordingly. unfortunately, under president trump, the department had a myopic focus on immigration and border security at the expense of its other mission. dhs has suffered grave reputational

homeland security will come to order. the committee is meeting today to receive testimony on securing the homeland, reforming dhs to meet today's threats. without objection the chair is authorized to declare the committee in recess at any point. today, the committee is meeting to discuss how the department of homeland security must refocus its mission to best respond to the most serious threats facing our nation. this conversation comes at a timely moment as we approach the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. dhs was established in 2003 t prevent and respond to terrorist attacks within the united states. since then, the range of threats the department must manage has expanded well beyond foreign terrorism. today, dhs is also tasked with confronting the threats posed by the coronavirus, cyberattacks, violent domestic extremists, and climate change. it is critical that the department assess the full range of threats facing the country and align its resources accordingly. unfortunately, under president trump the department

you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the critical investigative role homeland security investigations plays in the fightht to protect the homeland fromst transnational crime and threats. my testimony today will focus on hsi efforts to identify,, investigate and bring to justice criminal organizations and terrorist networks whose illicit use of crypto currency jeopardizes national security and public safety. as a principalal investigative component of the department of homeland security, hsi is a global law enforcement organization responsible for conducting criminal investigations into illegal cross-border movement of goods, money and people and technology. .. hsi strives to protect the borders and pursue cyber actors with the same dedication that we safeguard our physical, land and sea borders. hsi applies capabilit >> currency is a visual works as a medium of exchange is often used for purchase of items such as drugs, guns on the marketplace or the means to provide material for terroristorganizations . concurrency can now use to facilitate a activity. currency is util

homeland security. former officials with the department answered questions about workforce moral, cybersecurity, infrastructure protection and pandemic preparedness. this is just over 2 and half hours. >> the committee on homeland security will come to order. the committee is meeting to hear testimony on securing the homeland to meet today's threats. without objection the chair is authorized to declare the committee and recess at any it point. today we're meeting to discuss how the department of homeland security should refocus its mission to best respond to the most serious threats facing our nation. this conversation comes at a timely moment as we approach the 20th an verse rip of established in 2003 to prevent and respond to terrorist attacks within the united states. since then the range o 20th anniversary of the must manage has extended well beyond terrorism. today, dhs is task with confronting with the coronavirus to my domestic extremist and it is critical as full threats facing the country and u

obviously, one of the key responsibilities of homeland security is to secure our border, securing our homeland, if you will, and the numbers and the human stories that are coming from our border are both alarming and obviously threatening to our domestic tranquility and safety and economic vitality. i don't know exactly why the administration doesn't want to acknowledge the crisis that we're seeing at the border and i guess the real question in my mind is why do we politicize everything? i mean, you know, i'm one of those that's critical of people who politicize vaccination. but i'm also incredulous there seems to be politicalization why we should complete the border that started and contracts as senator lankford are standing by guarding the steel. why in the world don't we complete the barrier that's been contracted for? surely it would help our security of the border. i simply don't understand and is there a reason that we're not completing it? the idea is we are getting a study then. it's been six months. businesses are able to make major decisions on acquisitionings and so forth i

is to secure our border or homeland. numbers in the human stories coming from the border are alarming and threatening to our domestic tranquility and economic vitality. i don't know exactly why the administration does not want to acknowledge the crisis we see at the border. i guess the real question in my mind is why we politicize everything? i am one of those that is critical of people that politicize vaccination but im incredulous of those if we should complete the border. it's only been contracted to be completed the steel is there the contracts are there contractors are standing by guarding the steel. why in the world don't they complete the barrier that authority been contracted for? surely it wouldri help our security of the border. i simply don't understand and is there a reason we are not completing a it the idea is we will study that. it has been six months businesses canrt make major decisions of acquisitions in less time than that they came up with a vaccine. why can't we make the decision to proceed? . . . .

testified before the senate homeland security committee about the president 2022 budget request he hadut border security, domestic terrorism, cybersecurity and cybersecurity and cuba. michigan senator gary peters chaired the hearing. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> the committee will come to order. before we begin, i would like to take a moment to recognize the passing of one our colleagues, senator mike enzi. he was a long serving member of this committee, and someone who really embodied the nonpartisan tradition of this committee. he was always a willing partner when it came to commonsense legislative ideas and our thoughts and prayers are with his family. i'd like to take a brief moment of silence to honor his memory. thank you. thank you, secretary mayorkas, for being here today, and for your service to our nation. in accepting the nomination to be secretary of homeland security, you inherited a number of very serious challenges. you have a difficult job and i appreciate your unwavering commitment. i have been pleased to see the depa

the budget magnates affect sophistries not only a matter of homeland security but national security as well and it invest in every dimension of our defense to this increasing threat to the homeland and to our country. it resources cisa to develop response teams that can assist not only federal government agencies across the enterprise, but state, local, tribal and territorial partners, as well as and critically, the private sector and understanding the threat, building their prevention capabilities as well as resilient should they be victimized by a cyber threat. it invests in our greatest resources of all, our human capital. we are underway in executing the largest cybersecurity hiring initiative in the department's history. we invest in technology and the capabilities that we have as a department to address this increasing threat. technology, human resources, the human capital, the talent, and also increasing our footprint throughout the country so that we are present and more able and nimble to respond to events whatever they might occur, and support our partners from border to bord

the department of homeland security has been working on control security since 2004. h.r. 1833 recognizes that roll at a pivotal time as cyber threats to critical infrastructure reach new heights. importantly this bill also includes a g.a.o. review of whether sisa has the resources and authorities it needs to implement these provisionses. such oversight will be key given the systems are complex, diverse and there are a limited number of skilled cyber experts capable of securing them. with that, i urge my colleagues to support h.r.1833 and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady fre serves. the gentleman from new york. mr. katko: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. katko: i thank my colleague for supporting my bill, h.r.1833, the d.h.s. industrial control systems capabilities enhancement act of # 21 we need to continue to bolster cyber security to defend our nation and the infrastruck infrastructure from cyber -- infrastructure from cyber threats. attacks in 2021 show no one is imm

staff of the time to president bush 43 basically announced they supported the new department of homeland security and the 88 departments and agencies would be put under one banner and function to protect the homeland and of course there was. president bush 43 supported the new department so there we were on capitol hill and oh my goodness how did this happen and we decided although we had been in favor for smaller functioning white house this was going to get legs because the president supported it and we were better off supporting it than opposing it. over time that became this new department which was a gigantic part of government and there were some along the way. i would say now i don't know if it's two decades yet the two decades and he can do a lot of things that are very useful for the government. people got used to the reorganization and a huge issue with immigration on the borders and a huge issues with cyber and domestic terrorism and all of that sits under the umbrella of the department of homeland security. >> host: the department of homeland security is a behemoth and it's the larges

you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the critical investigative role homeland security investigation plays in the fight to protect the homeland from transnational crime and threats. my testimony today will focus on the efforts to investigate and bring to justice criminal organizations and terrorist ns whose use of crypto currency jeopardizes national security and public safety. as a principle investigative component of the department of homeland security, hsi is a global organization responsible for conducting criminal investigations to the legal movement of goods, money, contraband, people and secnology. into and throughout the united states. hsi strives to protect the borders and pursue cyber actors with the same dedication that we safeguard our physical, land and sea borders. hsi applies capabiliies to conduct investigations which include combatting the financial crime, investigating cyber crime and protecting national security. the use by nefarious actors leads to each of these priorities. it power which is aed items such as drug or guns on the marketplaces to laund

another hearing on the department of homeland security. testifying before the senate homeland committee about the president's 2022 budget request. he answered questions about border security, domestic terrorism, cyber security in and cuba. michigan senator gary chaired the hearing. >> [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order i would like to take a moment to recognize the passing of one of our colleagues, senator mike enzi was a long serving member of the committee and someone who really anybody to the nonpartisan tradition of the committee as well. he was always a willing partner when it came to common sense legislative ideas, and our thoughts and prayers are with his family. i'd like to take a brief moment of silence for us to honor his memory. thank you. thank you, secretary, for being here today and for your service to our nation. and accepting the nomination to be the secretary of homeland security. you inherited a number of very serious challenges. you have a difficult job, and i appreciate your unwavering commitment.

the department of homeland security has declared violent domestic extremism the number one security threat in the country and saw that threat explode right in front of us on january 6. so the impeachment trial of donald trump determined i think by robust bipartisan, bicameral majorities who incited the violence on january 6. but we need to figure out who organized the violence on january 6, how did they organize it and why did they organize it, what were the purposes of the different critical actors who were present on that day? that's why this investigation is critical for every american link and as yet unborn because we need to defend our democracy with everything we've got. so it's a great honor to be able to serve on the select committee under chairman thompson and with these wonderful colleagues. thank you, madam speaker. ms. pelosi: a title that very few in the congress have a right to, but we are very proud that elaine luria has decided to serve in the congress, commander elaine luria. mrs. luria: thank you and i stand here today as someone who served two decades in uniform. first t

department of homeland security and u.s. department of defense catalyzed climate change as an urgent and growing threat based upon its ability to cripple goal infrastructure, deplete military resources and fuel terrorism. despite the need to address the risk posed by climate change and despite the progress made by the obama administration president trump disregarded these challenges increasing the likelihood that americans would experience these risks and took steps to eliminate federal research and respond to climate change programs. in contrast through multiple executive orders on the climate crisis and by providing $1 billion to communities through the predisaster building resilience infrastructure and community program and through biden administration's plan to invest in resilient critical infrastructure through the american jobs plan and the administration's proposal, president biden continued to face swift and bold action to restore america's leadership on climate issues and confront the risk posed by climate change an

when i was in congress on the homeland security committee rated and then we went to california. where i'm still resident and a new her in her carnation at the university of california system and now she is a berkeley which is headed by waterfront chancellor general, i just wanted to say that not only can remember this, i kudos my friend. but a spectacular career so far. so have the world did i name this book "insanity defense". it's getting so much attention. it was notified idea actually had a w very boring title. and it fit relevant to the topic i was talking to my fourth child, daughter who is a writer and i said so i'm writing this book and here a is what is this about an here's the title. and she said that is so boring. the right title is "insanity defense". just out of her mouth. andse that tells what you're talking about and i said sold. and what it means i'm sure will know, is that doing the same over again and expecting different results is the definition of insanity is what i talked about over three decades printed. >> right in your book is a fascinating exposition of

thank you for inviting me to speak here today and appreciate this opportunity to discuss thesc homeland security weapons of mass discretion office known as cw impey that our efforts to safeguard the nation from chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and other health security threats. ... ... ... ... of 2018, cwmd is the hub of the departments health security activity, providing providing coordination strategy and policy guidance, intelligence analysis, operation support developing and deploying technology. the president's budget request for $27 million by 22 to support 309 federal staff and programs critical to this mission. i've had the privilege of leading this office twice. most recently since january 2021. my priority to establish a sale work environment will transfer mission capability across the broad spectrum and three to strengthen both critical partnerships and support to dhsn operating components and full range of federal, state, local, tribal and territorial part. over the past two years, we've made notable progress in strengthening programs with alex and congress, government acc

and from federal officials from agencies including fbi, defense department, and department of homeland security that are tasked with supporting our security people at the capitol. the testimony of these witnesses is crucial as we work to get to the bottom of what happened, again, with the focus being on making sure it does not happen again. and with that, i now turn it over to chairman peters for his opening statement. i will give mine, then senator blunt and portman. thank you. chair peters: thank you, madam chair and ranking member portman and ranking member blunt, and all of our colleagues from the rules committee, once again, for joining us on the second joint hearing on the january 6 attack on our capitol building. last week's hearing provided really the opportunity for the first american people to hear about the attack directly from the security officials that were on the ground. today we will be seeking answers about the role officials played in intelligence gathering, security planning and the response to the attack. i want to thank each of our witnesses for joining us voluntarily here

the crime is not specifically within homeland security. that would fall more to the justice department. we have peripheral involvement. there's no denying that the issue of crime is basically rising once again. as the coronavirus is rising, we have a second virus keeping pace with it. >> martha: i spoke yesterday to violence corrupters in chicago. here's what he said. >> what is driving the violence is a lot of interpersonal conflict that spirals to gang conflict. it's all over the place in chicago. it's like fashionable to shoot into crowds of people, fashion able to carjack people. it's like a purge going on. >> martha: he's saying basically it's cool for gang members to shoot into crowds right now in chicago. we know the police have retired in record numbers. >> a number of issues compounding the problem right now. in the mid 90s after the crime bill of 1994 was passed, we had 800,000 police. they reduced crime by 40% in new york. we have 670,000 officers. the largest crime increase in decade. fewer cops to deal with a growing problem w

testifies on the agency's mission and operation before a homeland security subcommittee. lawmakers asked about threat detection, bioterrorism, security, and the origins of covid-19. >> the subcommittee on emergency preparedness, response, and recovery will come to order. we are here today to discuss the state of homeland security, countering weapons of mass destruction. this september marks the 20th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on u.s. soil. since that time, there has been general agreement that we as a nation must be prepared to address terrorism and attacks on our country regardless of the mold of attack. this means being prepared for low probability, high consequence attacks involving chemicals, biological, radiological, or nuclear materials. as we emerge from an extremely tragic here, where covid-19 took the lives of over 600,000 americans, it does not take a lot of imagination to envision the damage that a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear attack could do to our country. in addition to the immediate health and safety consequences, such an attack

we are getting ready to go over to the house homeland security committee. the acting assistant of homeland security secretary testifying about the issue of weapons of mass destruction. that hearing was set to begin at 10:00 a.m. should not be too long before that starts, but we will take you there now. we will see you back here tomorrow morning at 10:00 eastern -- 7:00 eastern, 4:00 pacific. >> the chair is authorized to declare the subcommittee in recess at any point. we are here today to discuss the state of the united states department of homeland security countering weapons of mass destruction office. this september marks the 20th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack u.s. soil. since that time, there have been general agreement that we as a nation must be prepared to address terrorism and attacks on our country regardless of the mode of attack. this means being prepared for low probability, high consequence attacks involving chemicals, biological, radiological, or nuclear materials. as we emerge from an extreme the tragic year where covid-19 took t

the department of homeland security has declared domestic violent extremism the number one security threat the country. and we saw that threat explode right in front of us on january 6th. so, the impeachment trial of donald trump determined, i think by robust bipartisan bicammeral majorities who incited the violence on january 6th. but we need to figure out who organized the violence on january 6th, how did they organize it and why did they organize it? what were the purposes of the different critical actors who were present on that day. that is why this investigation is critical for every american living and as yet unborn, because we need to defend our democracy with everything that we've got. so it is a great honor to be able to serve on this select committee under chairman shops and with these colleagues. thank you madam speaker. >> now a title that very few in the congress have a right to, but we're very proud that elaine norria has decided to serve in congress, commander elaine gloria. >> well thank you, madam speaker, and i stand here today as someone who served two decades in unifor

>> we're told it's the department of homeland security. told it's career officials who want to do that whole, oh we can't bring them here. they might be bad people. this program has existed for over 13 years. in that time, not a single nefarious in individual has ever snuck. for through these people had to be vetted just even work with us overthrew sees. so they've already gone through excessive vetting just to serve alongside u.s. forces. e he said they were told the department of homeland security. that answer caught my attention when matt zeller told us that a couple of days ago here on the show. well now today, some new reporting from our colleagues at nbc news appears to confirm that assessment. nbc news reporting today quote, biden administration officials have a locked in an internal debate over plans to evacuate afghans who worked for u.s. military. with some officials arguing against taking the evacuees to u.s. territory, where they would have more legal rights once they arrived. in the administrations discussions on the issue of

>>> today homeland security security and secret service officials testify before a house homeland security subcommittee about the use of digital financing by terrorists. live coverage begins at 10 eastern on cspan 3, online at cspan.org or listen on the free cspan radio app. >>> governor, senator yarborough, mr. bachner, ladies and gentlemen, there are no feint hearts in fort worth and . i appreciate your being here this morning. mrs. kennedy is organizing herself. it takes longer. but of course, she looks better than we do. we appreciate your welcome. this city has been a great western city. the defense of the west, cattle, oil and all the rest. it has believed in strength in this city and strength in this state and strength in this country. what we're trying to do in this country and what we're trying to do around the world, i believe, is quite simple. and that is to build a military structure can which will defend the vital interests of the united states and in that great cause, fort worth as it did in world war ii, as it did in developing the vast bomber system in the world, and as it

department of homeland security countering weapons of mass destruction office. this september marks the 20th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack u.s. soil. since that time, there have been general agreement that we as a nation must be prepared to address terrorism and attacks on our country regardless of the mode of attack. this means being prepared for low probability, high consequence attacks involving chemicals, biological, radiological, or nuclear materials. as we emerge from an extreme the tragic year where covid-19 took the lives of over 600,000 americans, it does not take a lot of imagination to envision the damage that a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear attack could do to our country. in addition to the immediate health and safety consequences, such an attack could affect our critical infrastructure and destabilize large swaths of the country. for its part, dhs, it falls to the office to not only prevent such an attack but also partner with domestic and international partners to safeguard the u.s. against security attacks. unfortunately,

you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the critical investigative role homeland security investigation plays in the fight to protect the homeland from transnational crime and threats. my testimony today will focus on the efforts to investigate and bring to justice criminal organizations and terrorist ns whose use of crypto currency jeopardizes national security and public safety. as a principle investigative component of the department of homeland security, hsi is a global organization responsible for conducting criminal investigations to the legal movement of goods, money, contraband, people and secnology. into and throughout the united states. hsi strives to protect the borders and pursue cyber actors with the same dedication that we safeguard our physical, land and sea borders. hsi applies capabiliies to conduct investigations which include combatting the financial crime, investigating cyber crime and protecting national security. the use by nefarious actors leads to each of these priorities. it power which is aed items such as drug or guns on the marketplaces to laund

homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. >> no business is too small to be a victim. >> reporter: this morning the government is launching a joint effort by homeland security and the justice department stopransomwear.gov, a website with resources for tools for companies to help identify, report and prevent cyber attacks. the what kind of hard core tangible assistance kur offer? >> we have tremendous cyber expertise. we can assist a company from getting it testify out without having to pay the criminal wrong doers. >> the prif sector does not have the opportunity to go over to a foreign government and it -- russia linked cyber criminals now a top cyber security concern creating fuel shortages. meat supplier jbs hit by revil, a hacker group estimated to have netted more than $120 million in ransom, but this morning revil is offline. its online footprint appearing to vanish from the web. that sudden disappearance coming just days after president biden called on russia's vladimir putin to do something about the cyber hacks. >> expect them to ask if we give them enough information to

1, 2020 -- grant of homeland security, urban bay security and the agent for the uasi approval authority securing the city's program grant in the amount of $1 million for the total of $3 million for the united states department of homeland security for the period of march 9, 2021 through october 30, 2021. members of the public who wish to provide public comment on these items, call 1-415-655-0001. meeting i.d., 146 791 8550. then press pound twice. if you have not already done so, dial star 3 to line up to speak. a system prompt will indicate you have raised your hand. please wait until the system indicates you've been unmuted. >> chair haney: thank you. welcome. >> good morning. good morning, member safai and mar. department of emergency management presenting on items 8 and 9. the two grant awards are increases to already approved funding. the uasi is an increase of $2 million for the statewide risk management program which san francisco manages for the entire state and we are working through our approval authority who have directed us towards that. the securing the city grant program i

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into, remind everyone we also have serious security spending like homeland security the department of justice, like our usaid and state department. i pray shake the split between defense and nondefense i certainly do have significant security funding in this non- defense side that is growing. the recent the u.s. the leadership role? >> $753 billion we have the tools available to make sure that we can counter china and any other adversary. we also think we have to have a diplomatic budget of the complex and changing world for that is what you see here. sue xo let me ask you, unlike my friends and vice president been to the board of binge the border recently pressing the humanitarian crisis on the national security crisis we have done there. in fact i would venture to say is a crisis is not a disaster. nevertheless the presidents budget call for a freeze on funding for the department of homeland security for fiscal year 22. why is that? we know it's going on at the southern border. >> the president called for an additional $7,060,000,000 in facilities to improve border and migrant proce

the assistant inspector general for investigations by homeland security, thank you for joining us. a full statement has been included in the record. since your statement has been made a part of the record, we have the committee request that you extract the most relevant points and restrict yourself to five minutes. with that, chairman horowitz, you are recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and members of the committee. thank you for inviting me to testify at today's important hearing. congress created the pandemic committee to oversee the more than $5 billion in federal pandemic relief spending. i am proud to report on our accomplishments. our can -- we work with the ids to help ensure that taxpayer money is used efficiently and to address the pandemic economic needs that congress funded, as well as to prevent fraud and abuse. this takes monumental and a whole government effort. our efforts focus on three pillars, transparency, or needed oversight, and accountability. in order to enable the public to know how it's money is being spent, reestablished a website, pa

the way recently completed an investigation of their own, the homeland security and the rules committee jointly published a report that came out in june and it talked about the systemic failure of leadership and breakdown of security on january 6th. we know that a number of documents from the speaker's office were submitted for that report, but there are also a number of documents that they refuse to he release, that the speaker's office refuse to release for that investigation that still sit on the computers in the speaker's office that we should be demanding to take a look at as well. the reason i can only speculate as to why they they don't want those documents to be released, because at the end of the day it shows that the speaker was involved and the lack of leadership and the breakdown of security that occurred on

too be part of the report, the gets critically important and when i was at the department of homeland security were used to look at a variety of threats facing the homeland and the threat of malign chinese influence to the homeland was at the top of the list every week, every month that you looked at it, it's something i've been talking about and it's something the department of homeland security is taking a closer look beyond the traditional threat of counterterrorism and other threats the country is facing from china. a big part of that what is going on in our universities today, china's ultimate goal as we all know is to be the world leader in science and technology into do that they will need to recruit individuals and foreign experts in the way they do that is looking at u.s. institutions, universities and college they can do that in different ways that we have seen they can recruit u.s. researchers and professors and through a couple of different programs will talk about the confucius institute but also sending chinese nationals to the u.s. on u.s. student visas and how they take advanta

as the committees charged with oversight, strengthening homeland security, and maintaining capitol operations have a solemn duty to thoroughly examine the security breakdowns and make needed reforms. and i'm hopeful we'll be able to work together and carry out this responsibility in a serious and a non-partisan way. and finally, while today's hearing is our first on january 6 attack, it will not be our last. we will continue to seek testimony and information from a range of agencies and officials who were involved in preparing for and responding to the events of the day for the u.s. capitol and for the entire region. the attack on january 6 was an extraordinary event that requires exhaustive consideration. the american people deserve answers on why their capitol was breached, and i look forward to having a productive discussion with our witnesses in order to provide the american people with those answers. thank you, madam chair. ms. klobuchar: good. senator blunt. mr. blunt: thank you, chairwoman klobuchar. it's been great to work with you and chairman peters and senator portman, as we move f