For every dollar that you provide for Social Security benefits, you get $1.50 in economic output.

If these people, these individuals, 62 million people did not have Social Security, what would they do?

I certainly look forward to it.

Strong Federal, State, and local coordination before, during, and after a catastrophic event is key to effective emergency preparedness.

FEMA stands today with its primary mission to 'reduce the loss of life and property and to protect the Nation from all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters.'

Following the horrific attacks on September 11, 2001, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was one of 22 disparate agencies and offices combined to create the Department of Homeland Security.

strong Federal, State, and local coordination before, during, and after a catastrophic event is key to effective emergency preparedness.

Make no mistake, we are seeing a clear pattern: The systematic failure of our Environmental Protection Agency to protect workers under TSCA and other EPA programs, against the spirit and letter of the Lautenberg Act and the fundamental…

I commend Mr. Shimkus and Mr. Pallone for their work on that historic law to make real bipartisan progress.

EPA has chosen to ignore those tools and has, in my view, failed to implement the law as Congress intended.

EPA needed better tools to protect Americans. But today those new tools are being squandered and workers will suffer the consequences the worst.

Unfortunately, EPA has chosen to ignore those tools, and has, in my view, failed to implement the law as Congress intended.

Methylene chloride is a paint stripper which has killed dozens of Americans.

Asbestos is killing thousands of Americans each year, and yet somehow U.S. imports of the substance continue to rise.

Implementation of the TSCA is a must and must be a top priority for the EPA and this administration to protect our workplace and our communities from untested toxic chemicals.

Ranking Member Stefanik, if you think about persistent engagement, I would offer two different components that are very, very important, that are foundational to persistent engagement.

Dictators have that advantage, and their use of technologies and information is as much about exerting control over their own populations as it is confronting free societies like ours.

At present, China and Russia pose the greatest espionage and cyber attack threats, but we anticipate that all our adversaries and strategic competitors will increasingly build and integrate cyber espionage, attack, and influence campaigns…