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Let’s just talk first with Chairman Nieh about the proposed budget, which is nearly $80 million lower than the enacted budget of Fiscal Year 2026.

The court decision in Sackett v. EPA correctly interpreted the Clean Water Act... Not only is EPA doing the right thing by following the best reading of that statute.

You heard from our energy producers about the Biden administration ELG rule for power plants. The 2024 rule was very egregious to try to eliminate coal from our nation's energy mix...

I'd rather see what you're saying, focus on the ones that are working.

I can tell you from where I sit in West Virginia, it has been a very effective program. We've used it for infrastructure upgrades.

Within your existing authority, without new legislation, Mr. Secretary, are there changes, maybe three changes that you could implement in the next 12 months to make FHA multifamily financing faster, simpler, and less costly?

To me, that is bone chilling.

We shouldn't be shutting the government down.

Well, nothing burns taxpayers more than fraud and abuse.

I think that is actually a very personal attack on our justices.

I’m proud to support this legislation that reins in unnecessary data collection and puts U.S. small businesses’ privacy first.

I personally think is too high. That means one of every $10 that goes out is an acceptable rate if it's improperly used.

I know that the miner injury, you just released the statistic that mining injury hit a record low in 2025. But of course, when you lose six in one state, who lost their lives. That's six too many, as I'm sure you agree.

However, to be clear, not all regulations are bad. Appropriate protections are essential to keeping hardworking West Virginians safe, especially our miners.

I regularly hear from small businesses in West Virginia about the challenges of navigating an increasingly complex and constantly changing regulatory landscape.

I hope to see DOL continue to build on this success and expand apprenticeship opportunities to new programs and fields.

Under President Trump’s leadership, the Department of Labor is putting American workers first.

I think one of the things, and you and I talked about this, Mr. Secretary, was the Catalyst Pathfinder program where from the bottom up, so to speak, any innovative solutions can be created by the users of the technology or the users of…