I am appreciative of that, that I think you all recognize that we are wasting taxpayer dollars left and right.

I want to figure out a way to save our taxpayer dollars.

I think, as a new Member of Congress, recognizing the work that goes into holding our real estate portfolio, when we often think that that is a private-sector issue and knowing that we have hundreds of millions of square feet that are…

I'm grateful that we're having this hearing because the rate of human spaceflight and commercial activity has risen steeply since 2015.

What Republicans don't tell the billionaires... is that billionaires often don't report income close to $400,000.00 because they live off their borrowings.

Again, I want to thank the witnesses for their testimonies in today's hearing.

We all agree that keeping America at the forefront of innovation and progress requires transparency in our academic and research ecosystems.

I'm glad I'm not misleading Oregonians, and when I ask people--I'll often ask Questions in my town hall on things like would you all like prefer to see it invested in the stock fund, and the risk of what having Social Security wiped out by…

Last, our effort to promote transparency and accountability should never be subject to politics or partisanship.

I'm glad I'm not misleading Oregonians, and when I ask people--I'll often ask Questions in my town hall on things like would you all like prefer to see it invested in the stock fund, and the risk of what having Social Security wiped out by…

affluent people should be able to put significant money into IRAs and so forth, but it reaches a point at which there is not a public purpose in subsidizing increased, massive increase in wealth for the very wealthiest people in America.

Why does it make sense that we are providing such a massive protection for those levels? Those aren't basic retirement levels. That's just a way to escape income taxes for very wealthy Americans.

There is no other way to honor our promise to older Americans to retire with dignity.

I hold a lot of townhalls, one in every county every year, all 36 counties, open townhall.

The people who care are firefighters and nurses and teachers because they pay taxes with every single paycheck.

I'm glad I'm not misleading Oregonians, and when I ask people--I'll often ask Questions in my town hall on things like would you all like prefer to see it invested in the stock fund, and the risk of what having Social Security wiped out by…

I welcome the bipartisan commitment not to cut Social Security, but it's not rock solid.

What Republicans don't tell the billionaires... is that billionaires often don't report income close to $400,000.00 because they live off their borrowings.