I would commit to, if I am confirmed to the Chemical Safety Board, to gather all of the data and be transparent, and exhibit the highest level of integrity.

the deal-breaker for me is a failure to defend the ballot box.

It would be wise to do so.

As I indicated in my opening statement, I have had a lot of experience in providing transparency to information.

Thank you.

We know that the Pell Grant delivers critical financial support to make college accessible, especially for our most historically disenfranchised students.

The pandemic wreaked havoc not only on the health of our citizens, but also on the health of our economy.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating public health consequences for our nation and the world.

I am just a bit bemused by your saying, best evidence, every dollar of infrastructure spending would increase GDP by 60 cents.

Today we will hear about the impact the government's COVID-19 relief funding has had on the transportation sector and its workers, and the challenges in overseeing the government's response efforts and ensuring that these federal funds are…

The federal government was called upon to maintain a national-scale response to this crisis for an unprecedented period of time.

So your experience certainly is directly relevant?

I would like to ask unanimous consent to submit for the record a number of reports and articles related to today's hearing.

Earlier this year, Senator Klobuchar and I wrote to the Biden Administration, calling on them to fill these vacancies as a significant priority in protecting Americans.

What would happen if the United States defaulted on its past debts, which is now being threatened on the other side of the aisle?

That is the lowest ball number I have ever seen, and you are talking about we are at capacity, and you know, skilled workers and all that.

I look forward to hearing from our Government witnesses about how to increase transparency on this front, hopefully retrospectively, but certainly in the future.

ERIC supports treating student loan payments as elected deferrals for the purpose of employer matching contributions.