Well, thank you so much, Chairman Miller, for holding this important hearing on improving weather and climate predictions.

This subcommittee is excited to get to work.

You absolutely took it to the left and have hurt, I believe, Americans.

The subject matter of this hearing is testament to the fact that the damage from poor decisions tends to compound in unexpected ways.

I am honored to be Chairman of the subcommittee and to be joined by our Vice Chairman Mike Ezell.

Tarullo was never complimentary of Senate bill 2155. He was implementing Dodd-Frank when we were doing it.

I think that is going to be very helpful, because in my opinion I agree with former Fed Tarullo that he sees this as a regulatory lapse.

The Northern Border is experiencing a huge increase in illegal migrant encounters.

Customs and Border Protection morale is suffering--agents work long hours in extreme conditions.

In response to the single sharpest spike of unemployment in the 21st century, the Democrat-controlled Committee chose to hold hearings in support of closing Main Street small businesses.

While the historic crisis at our Southwest Border warrants primary focus, the disastrous consequences of the Biden-Mayorkas open border policy have spread to our once-secure Northern Border as well.

Forcibly increasing union participation will not give this country a stronger workforce.

Did Democrats hold a hearing on inflation--the single greatest concern for a plurality of Americans? Never.

There has been over an 800 percent increase since the last fiscal year.

Customs and Border Patrol morale is suffering. Agents work long hours in extreme conditions.

There are now fewer than 2,000 Border Patrol agents to cover the 3,145-mile land border.

We will hold President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas accountable for this metastasizing crisis.

The influx of illegal aliens has multiplied rapidly in that area.