I think like many that serve with me, we are discouraged by the high levels of waste, fraud, and abuse that were associated with our Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) relief efforts.

I appreciate the work that you are doing, particularly that which identifies waste and duplication in government, of which there is plenty.

It sounds like it is something that has to be executed by the Executive Branch. If they are not moving on that front you are looking to Congress to insist that they do move on that front.

If you do not, it did not seem like the penalties were substantial. I wonder, should we substantially increase the penalties for defrauding the government of the United States such that people really think twice about doing what so many…

Let the record show that the Democratic Party is in the majority in Congress now, so they take full responsibility.

I must admit, I am a little frustrated sometimes. We will call for the Administration to do something, on the Executive Branch to do something, and we ask them to do so much stuff that it does not happen.

I presume part of it is that all of us who want to get elected, and that is the people up here, want to show that we are doing something about something our voters care about.

Congress is, just in the Senate side, 100 people all pulling in different directions, or in the same direction but all pulling.

We are writing in support of S. 1435/H.R. 3397, legislation that would require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a proposed rule entitled 'Conservation and Landscape Health'.

The reason these fires have become so severe and so frequent in the West is because of unwise forest management practices on land that is owned and controlled by the Federal Government.

The reason these fires have become so severe and so frequent in the West is because of unwise forest management practices on land that is owned and controlled by the Federal Government.

I would encourage you to fulfill the legal responsibility and the law that was passed last year asking for the State Department to report on the geographic diversity and accessibility of passport agencies.

I would expect the surge to continue to grow with the Paris Olympics next year.

I would also hope that there is a way to increase staffing.

I think it is unreasonable to expect Americans to think it is going to take them months to get a passport.

I would encourage you to fulfill the legal responsibility and the law that was passed last year asking for the State Department to report on the geographic diversity and accessibility of passport agencies.

I think it is unreasonable to expect Americans to think it is going to take them months to get a passport.

I would also hope that there is a way to increase staffing.