Chairman McClintock and Ranking Member Jayapal, I am honored to have the opportunity to testify before you and the other Members of the Subcommittee today. This is a homecoming for me. I began working on the Subcommittee in 1995, became Chief Republican Counsel in 1998, and served in that capacity until 2018, when I left to serve as a deputy general counsel at the Department of Homeland Security. While on the Committee, I worked for extraordinary public servants. I have wonderful memories of Subcommittee Chairmen/Ranking Members Lamar Smith, George Gekas, John Hostettler, Steve King, Elton Gallegly, Trey Gowdy and Raúl Labrador, and Committee Chairmen/Ranking Members Henry J. Hyde, F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr., Lamar Smith and Bob Goodlatte. And I have wonderful memories of working together with my extraordinary colleague Andrea Loving for many years.