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Yes. That is, in fact, the touchstone of our national action plan, is to take a holistic view of all the----

Yes. Where we have exposure and we know the toxicological profile of the chemicals, yes, there are communities that are impacted by PFAS pollution.

Yeah, to the people who are exposed, yes.

Yes, that is correct.

I would say this. The chairman has just introduced a piece of legislation that is very meaningful and I think it would be important for us to get it to markup as quickly as possible.

The great thing about the inspectors generals is that whether there is a Democrat in the chair or a Republican in the chair, the value remains the same.

So we will be referring those inconsistencies to you today, Mr. Horowitz, and I think that it is important that the American people get to look at this.

This week marks 56 years since the vicious murders of Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Morris Wesley, Carole Robertson, and Carol Denise McNair at the hands of the Ku Klux Klan.

We can sit back and we look at IGs and we give them a thumbs up or a thumbs down or, you know, equivocate kind of mark based on a set of criteria that is very ambiguous.

I think it would be important for us to get it to markup as quickly as possible, get that through the markup process and to the floor for a vote.

We must make sure that the inspector generals have the statutory authorities, the resources necessary to fully carry out their investigations, their audits, their reviews, allegations of misconduct.

No matter how partisan this committee gets--no matter how partisan it gets, I am confident that we can all agree that your role in the roles of the inspectors generals' mission is more important than ever.

Your independence is key and, certainly, our Councils of Inspectors General for Integrity and Efficiency, also known as CIGIE--we work in acronyms around here--are crucial to help providing the IGs with their support for that mission.

When I came to Washington, DC, I wanted to make sure that government was accountable not only to the constituents of mine in North Carolina but to all of America.

The EPA is failing to do its job to protect us.

Thank you for being here.

Excellent. Well, let's get at it, right? Pitter patter, let's get at her. Let's make some progress here.

So broadly, that cryptography, the blockchain cryptography, is this leap forward in order to ensure that you can have that movement of data.