We will continue to do that. So we would expect that in your role as Secretary you will make sure that American taxpayer money is spent here in America.

I've got to tell you how thrilled I was on the fifth day in office when President Biden issued an Executive order that American taxpayer money would be used to buy American-made goods and services.

Thank you, Chairwoman.

I represent the Port of Long Beach, a wonderful port complex, part of the L.A.-Long Beach complex.

the bold action that you have laid out on climate change, and critical investments in transit.

transforming these vehicle fleets and building out the necessary infrastructure is going to take time, it is going to take effort, and it is going to take Federal support.

California needs high-speed rail, but it has got to be done in a way that it invests in the corridors where we need it most.

The California waiver is so important to the transportation sector if we are going to transition.

I believe the tradeoff between speed and program integrity is a false one. Our government should be able to help Americans quickly without losing billions to fraud.

Thank you so very much, Mr. Chairman. I am so pleased you are holding this hearing.

You just can't tell me that the only qualified people in America to be judges are White people who went to Harvard or Yale.

I think we need a diverse bench, a talented bench, and I think we all understand that that doesn't just mean men, and it doesn't just mean White men.

I'm also concerned that the sheer number of potentially fraudulent PPP transactions presents an enforcement challenge.

Do you share my view that the humanitarian crisis in public housing is primarily a consequence of Federal disinvestment?

she was insisting on one-for-one replacement.

I certainly appreciate this hearing that you are holding today. Of course, I have been a long-time advocate for public housing.

We have to figure out how to create some things like maybe the option of a right-to-buy that they have in the United Kingdom.

I represent San Jose, California, and the San Francisco Bay area is very much on board with sustainable aviation fuel.