Autoworkers help create America's middle class.

No one wants a strike. I'll say it again, no one wants to strike. But I respect the workers right to use their options under the collective bargaining system.

I believe they should go further to ensure record corporate profits mean record contracts for the UAW.

I should be able to spell AI. I am not going to give up and will eventually hopefully be able to make some real contributions through this Committee and others as well.

Our job is to serve the people of this country.

Any time. Thank you for those very thoughtful questions and good responsive answers.

If I could use an aviation term, it is more as a copilot.

That is part of American leadership.

God, it was fun doing that again. I used to be him. Now I am me.

If I could interrupt for just a moment. I am going to Chair this Committee for just a little while.

I do not like to waste my money. I do not like the waste of the taxpayer money.

I thank my good friend, the leader, for organizing this Special Order hour and especially for his steadfast leadership of the Regional Leadership Council. What I love about Steny is that his whole focus on this is about implementation, but…

That does not diminish at all the importance of this hearing, so we are deeply grateful for your participation.

I am proud that our Committee has played a leading role in the enactment of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act.

I have had the privilege of representing Delaware, which is about 90 minutes away by train from Wilmington to Washington.

We really need to work on interagency cooperation between all of our Federal programs.

I think agencies like NOAA, like the CDC and others can be very helpful in building heat literacy at the local level.

I am going to telegraph a pitch. I have a couple of questions to ask of you.