My main concern has been about China.

This week, it is the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, whose own Inspector General found evidence that senior employees may have circumvented the hiring process to appoint politically connected lobbyists to…

the extension that the Congress passed ends at the end of next month.

This is a hearing about behavior that has occurred at previously-mentioned Federal agencies which tarnishes the good work that many Federal employees, including those at HUD, are doing for the taxpayers.

I was heartened and encouraged by the proposal.

I appreciate your commitment to increase funding for that, and I believe that it should be bipartisan here.

I am unalterably opposed to any block-granting of Medicaid. It is a really bad idea, but worse than that, it would be harmful to people.

Furthermore, this subcommittee will be following up on the Government Accountability Office and HUD OIG reports that officials violated Federal law by asking employees to contact United States Senators to ask for their support on pending…

We are heartened, and we just hope that your commitment to it, the administration's commitment to CHIP, will be shared by people in both parties.

I know competence and integrity when I see it; I think you have demonstrated that in this job.

In Pennsylvania, we have one of the oldest States by demographics of any.

But what concerns me more is that my constituents have come to expect this type of behavior from the Administration.

Congratulations on your Chairmanship, and Ranking Member McCaskill, the same, as well.

I am glad that you focused on this topic for what I guess is the first hearing, and we are grateful for that.

Children are best served when raised in safe, loving families; congregate care may be appropriate as a temporary placement for children to address complex physical, mental and behavioral health needs.

E-Verify cannot be made mandatory for all employers until having first enacted comprehensive immigration reform, because E-Verify without that would have devastating though unintended consequences.

we are concerned and very interested in making sure that we take the right pathway.

Thank you for noting the defect of the legislation and the importance of moving forward on comprehensive immigration reform.