Libya has been a difficult challenge for the United States and our allies since the fall of Muammar al-Qaddafi.

It is far easier to topple a government than to rebuild a new one.

So if the negotiations are not complete, there's no assurance that the President is going to issue the waiver and that could be the end of the agreement?

Do you think that it is inconsistent policy that we say that we must intervene militarily in Syria... and at the same time to severely restrict refugees from the region?

Is there a plan for that moment when the sanctions waiver is required to be addressed by the President?

In your view, does Egypt's new NGO law violate the Brown back amendment by giving the Egyptian Government veto power over U.S.-funded democracy programs?

The other point is that these disasters are occurring much more frequently.

It has been a long time since the storms broke, particularly for those people who have been put out of their homes literally.

I applaud you for doing that.

Those cuts don't appear to be arbitrary. They pose a real threat to already vulnerable populations.

This includes the elimination of critical infrastructure programs like Choice Neighborhoods, HOME, and the Community Development Block Grant.

I want to start by saying how disappointed I am that it's taken 10 weeks and I still don't have a hearing.

the fiscal year 2019 budget request before us seems to fall short of these goalposts and these objectives.

We've got so many of those cases out there, and we have to do a lot more.

If you cut expenditures and revenue simultaneously, you might not solve the problem.

HUD's Office of Disaster Emergency Management has never been fully operationalized.

There's not only a homelessness crisis; there is also an affordability crisis throughout the country for housing.

I urge you with all deliberate speed to get those allocations published.