I am trying to understand the question before us is--the committee wants to suppress information.

The transcripts have been available since last April, Mr. Chair. Last April. It has been over a year.

We need to ensure that American taxpayer dollars are being spent responsibly, and I'm pleased by the strong bipartisan agreement demonstrated on this point today.

The limited and delayed campus law enforcement response at UCLA last night was unacceptable and demands answers.

Oh, in other words to be obedient to--

I remain seriously concerned that you, Dr. Daszak, appear to be eluding questions from this Committee in an attempt to avoid consequences.

I have always maintained that my role as Ranking Member of this Committee is to keep an open mind about how the pandemic started.

It is imperative we work to address the climate change to protect our water supplies and increase the presence of regional, large-scale water projects for the benefit of the future U.S. climate change.

The final rule will hold oil and gas companies accountable for their impacts on public lands and provide a fair return for taxpayers.

It is difficult for me to stand here this evening as I mourn the loss of my dear friend, Donald Payne, Jr. In my own way, I adopted Donald Jr. and he accepted me as his other mother. I loved him because he was a fighter. Experiencing his…

I urged the government to block it, and led a letter with 15 Committee Democrats to the bank regulators to immediately strengthen their merger reviews.

Wells Fargo has taught us a lesson. Wells Fargo is the 4th largest bank, and we know that they are too-big-to-fail.

This merger will create the 6th largest commercial bank, and Capital One will be the largest credit card lender in the country.

If mergers like these continue, we will be left with only a handful of megabanks that will be empowered to fleece everyone.

As bank mergers continue to be rubber stamped by regulators, people across America pay the price through higher junk fees and predatory actions.

I and many others are strongly opposed to that merger, and it is important that the OCC... conducts robust due diligence.

I appreciate in your testimony, and I also wanted to highlight that you discussed the project creating 35,000 jobs, lowering our carbon footprint, and bringing communities closer together.

The California delegation is incredibly excited to play a role in bringing the Olympic and Paralympic Games to Southern California in 2028.