I would assume I would get an affirmative response from every single one of you that in a future infrastructure package the ability for this country to get rural broadband... is important.

I am concerned that this Committee ought to be focused on a large and growing crisis that threatens income security programs for all Americans.

I believe that, eventually, net interest on the debt is probably going to exceed what we spend on national security, which would be unheard of, in my opinion.

I am very concerned that Congress is on the verge of making it worse, because if Congress gives states a powerful incentive to stay locked down, then that is going to continue to retard the recovery.

I subscribe to the notion that deficits and debt do matter, because eventually we are going to become a credit risk.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Young). Without objection, it is so ordered. Cancel Culture

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Thank you for driving down and at least warming a chair there in the Budget hearing room.

We cannot keep getting away from doing our job, especially when we are in normal times.

It is imperative that policymakers establish and enforce policies guiding fiscal responsibility as subsequent COVID-19 relief bills are considered.

Everyone here agrees that when a crisis occurs the federal government has to act.

How do we make sure that the policies we enact are doing everything possible to defeat the virus, to boost the economy, and to get Americans back to work?