It results in a dangerous level of air pollution, with asthma rates twice the national average.

I am proud that my bill, the Climate Smart Supports Act, is included as part of today's hearing.

We must invest to clean up and transform our communities.

I think it sends the signal that retaliation is tolerated and is an inconvenience at most.

Thank you, Inspector General. Thank you all for your presentations.

He absolutely failed in his job. He talked to very few people, he came back with the wrong assessment.

I still can't get my--you all said that you are all independent.

I think that was investigative malpractice, and for that individual to still be in that position--I am not suggesting he be fired.

I guess we missed that.

I would like for you to give us some written response.

I don't quite understand how someone gets elevated to the position of an inspector general after being in charge of that particular disaster.

How do you decide whether to make the results of an investigation public and what format do you use (i.e. website, news release)?

Since 2012, of more than 8,000 reprisal complaints made to the DOD or Service IGs, only 273 were substantiated. Why are so few reprisal allegations substantiated?

For administrative investigations, what steps do you take to ensure independence throughout the process?

How is training for IG staff conducted? What training is offered on investigations, in particular, and what is the duration of the training?

Have you implemented the GAO recommendations from 2019 to better protect the identity of whistleblowers? If not, when will you implement these recommendations, and why has implementation been delayed?

What standards do you use for inspections and investigations?

My district is majority minority, almost 90 percent Latino, African-American, working class.