mr. cassidy: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be vitiated. e presiding officer: no objection. mr. cast der: today is october 7, 2021, and risk rating 2.0 has been in effect for six days. what is that? it's a new program that will increase premiums higher than sustainable for homeowners and therefore higher than is sustainable for the program. in louisiana, 80% of policyholders will see increases in the first year, and a time for -- at times for some premiums will become unaffordable and can collapse the value of their home. if you are also from a coastal state, this will absolutely affect everyone that lives in a coastal state. now, particularly in my state, in light of recent storms, it is important that we understand the sustainability of the national flood insurance program is key. congress never passed a bill requiring fema implement risk rating 2.0. president biden can stop it. he has chosen not to. we have asked that fema delay implementing this program or reconsider altogether. now, by the way, fema has been slow to share information wi

mr. magnus: senator, thank you for the question and i think any of those individuals migrants coming in should be immunized. sen. cassidy: and should be required to be allowed to continue? mr. magnus: one thing i definitely want to explore. it seems reasonable to me. sen. cassidy: a couple other issues. your law enforcement background is without parallel. on the other issues for example we discussed the jones act. cbp has jurisdiction over the jones act. the trade along that. what would you do in those areas that are kind of gaps in the background but nonetheless an important portion of the cbp mission? >> thank you for the question. i know is assumption is been made that would be more interested in the border and those functions to the trade functions of cbp but i want to assure you the trade functions are an area where i'm extremely interested and want to commit to learning as much as possible. the jones act, i'm sure you realize better than most is incredibly complex. i'm doing my best to learn about it. sen. cassidy: inevitably will need a lieutenant who is going to be in charge of that. just because, your plate wil