We are looking at the end of the fiscal year in just a couple of days, and there is a threat of a Government shutdown.

I would say to our witnesses, this Committee has a pretty good reputation for partnerships.

Now, I am going to call this hearing to order.

Dr. Coburn was just unrelenting in going after waste in government.

We must not have had any common sense.

We are here today to examine the current use of Federal office space, affectionately known as the Federal Real Estate Footprint, and to identify opportunities for improving how we manage these assets on behalf of the American taxpayers.

Just last week, we celebrated the anniversary of something called Kigali, which is a ratification, it is an amendment to the Montreal Protocol that phases out the use of super-polluting HFCs, hydrofluorocarbons, in refrigerants.

Einstein used to say, as I mentioned earlier, in adversity lies opportunity.

We are grateful to the GAO for producing the High Risk List for us every year.

Senator Capito, thanks, not just for those words, but also thank you for your focus on these issues and trying to make sure we use some common sense and save some money.

We have disposed of our business. We did some good work on three bills. That is pretty good morning's work already.

The General Services Administration, GSA, manages more than 363 million square feet spaced across the country in 8,400 buildings.

Just a few months ago, the Speaker of the House and I agreed to spending levels for the government. Now, a small group of extreme House Republicans, they don't want to live up to that deal, and everyone in America could be faced with not…

When I came to office, this nation was flat on its back. I knew what to do. I vaccinated the nation and rebuilt the economy. I wish I could say the threat to our democracy has ended with our victory in 2020, but it didn't. Our democracy's…

The biggest cause of climate change in this country is mobile sources, including our vehicle fleets.

It is really important to set leadership by example.

I 100 percent blame the Biden administration for this mess we are in down here.

I attribute much of that success to the significant investments you and your colleagues made in the American people during and in the aftermath of the pandemic.