However, a whole lot of other folks that were not in the priority groups, the disadvantaged businesses and what have you, veterans, that people not in those groups are going to be on the outside looking in.

I am concerned that the excessive level of Federal spending by this administration will lead to both inflation and historically high debt that will hinder the recovery and burden future generations of Americans.

I would encourage you and every senior official in the administration to visit the border and observe how dire the conditions at our southwest border have become.

I look forward to working with you in your new position. Hopeful to have a successful, bipartisan appropriations process this year, and let's pray that we can get it on time.

this is a form of generational theft. I mean, we are giving money out where there is not a definitive need, and we are going to ask future generations to pay for it.

It is fundamental to our democracy.

we have got this significant debt hanging over future generations' head, and we have got to be careful not to allow more and more of the Federal tax dollars to go for what is normally paid for at the more local level.

I will commend the Postal Service employees for their hard work and commitment to deliver mail regardless of the challenges they face.

It is kind of hard to expect that they are going to return to full compliance when we see this bombardment that recently took place in Israel.

I hope you are right, Madam Secretary, that it is short-lived, but because of the amount of money that is in this pipeline that is going to go for years to come, I am afraid that this amount of Federal spending is going to keep the…

But thank you for your time. And like all my colleagues, we look forward to the day that you can visit northwest Arkansas.

if the budget process is working in the Federal Government, it would be a resounding, not 'no,' but 'hell no.'

My dad always tells me that--and he is a wise guy--that you make your biggest mistakes in life under a couple of different conditions.

I think we need to start finding ways to reduce Federal spending.

I am also disappointed with the administration's new executive order on climate change and financial risk.

I look forward to working with you, Chairman Quigley, and the other members of this committee in a bipartisan fashion.

I don't believe the SEC should be using its authority over public companies to require costly and ideologically based disclosures that do not provide material information relevant to making investment decisions.

Well, I am glad to hear a Federal--a director at one of our agencies say--admit that the private sector does do a lot of great things and we can learn from them.