Maine comes before Montana, not only in the alphabet, but in every good HUD program that is out there.

Secretary of state is pure policy. And I have some concerns about Mike Pompeo's policies in terms of Iran, North Korea, things that he stated historically, climate change, things that will be important in terms of his representation of the…

Every dollar that's invested in the CDBG program leverages almost 4 additional dollars through other sources.

A budget, which fails to adequately protect housing for the 5 million families currently served through HUD's rental assistance programs, cannot possibly give these families any real chance at improved economic or health outcomes.

the Federal Government is not working well within the two agencies to coordinate these programs.

I will tell you that it is the most popular program that this committee deals with in HUD.

I take these issues very seriously, which is why I've joined my colleagues in asking the HUD Inspector General and GAO to investigate these matters.

I find it disconcerting that all of these reforms are targeted to shift the cost burden to tenants.

Absolutely. I mean and he said it himself on Friday night during the attack. If they deserve an air strike it seems to me they also deserve sanctions.

Russia attacked our country in 2016. It was a -- it was a very serious deliberate sophisticated comprehensive effort to undermine our democracy. And they haven't paid any price.

If we achieve some kind of diplomatic breakthrough it will relieve one of the greatest pressure points in the world. It will relieve an enormous danger to our country.

She doesn't say things casually. And she is not going to look into the camera on Sunday morning and make an unequivocal statement the sanctions will come.

It's a free pass. Why would they worry about doing it again?

You do not have the directive in statute to answer our questions today.

American consumers are increasingly interested in knowing exactly where and how their food is produced.

I think is absolutely critical.

The Society of Civil Engineers rated 40 percent of my State's roads as being in fair or unacceptable conditions.

The current shortage of truck drivers in our country is expected to grow from 48,000 to a 175,000 by the year 2024.