National Security

As Chairman of the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications on the House Committee on Homeland Security, I work to ensure our first responders have the necessary resources and training they need to keep American families and communities safe.  I want them to have everything they need to handle natural disasters, global pandemics, and terrorist threats before, during and after they occur.  Part of that role includes oversight of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.  I want the agency to be ready to distribute food and water as well as house families during a crisis.  Then I want it to have the funding necessary to support businesses who have been harmed in an emergency.  In this capacity, I am committed to increased safety at Newark Liberty Airport and our entire transportation system, stronger protections at Port Newark and Port Elizabeth while maintaining the flow of commerce, and prevention of cyber threats to our critical infrastructure and private industry.