The F-35 is the most expensive program in the history of the Department of Defense, and the sustainment costs are expected to exceed $1.2 trillion over the life of the program.

I am hopeful, because the group of people where we have been having just informal discussions are very sincere, and it`s a bipartisan group. And I believe that we want to make something happen.

It is going to be some hard decisions being made on this program. We are not going to let it go any longer with a lot of happy talk.

There are so many things that are screwed up here that it is hard to find a focus.

So, don't expect more money. Do not expect to have more planes purchased than authorized in the President's budget.

Today just marks the beginning of a new phase of a long struggle to bring justice in America.

Based on what has been said by Ms. Maurer from GAO, we either have to decide to build fewer planes or purchase fewer planes or reduce the number of flight hours or reduce the number of requirements.

We want all seven to be implemented including codified into law, and we want those extended into the federal law enforcement as well as the Department of Homeland Security.

It was quite incredible, Lawrence, to really be in the Oval Office with the president of the United States. And especially a president of the United States such as President Biden who truly genuinely cares about Hispanic Americans in our…

If we need to do the budget reconciliation, then the Congressional Hispanic Caucus will make its case to the parliamentarian that this indeed is an economic benefit, a budgetary benefit for the American people.

The agreed-upon strategy is that we need to get the Senate to pass the Farm Work Force Modernization Act, as well as the Dream and Promise Act.

I think the American taxpayers are asking a very simple question. We spend more money on defense than our peers and near-peers combined.

I don't want to have anything to do with Huawei or ZTE.

I think it is important that we do that with an eye toward the 21st century, making sure we 'build back better.'

source control is--and source reduction--with a producer responsibility, is definitely the way to go

I have a bill with Senator Merkley over in the Senate called the Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act.

It is critically important that the United States lead the way.

I urge Congress to act quickly to pass Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which your committee marked up on April 21.