I cannot begin to express my frustration and disappointment by your Agency's decisions, which was, by all accounts, an abuse of the EPA's authority under the Clean Water Act.

equipping our Border Patrol with the workforce tools and technology needed to secure our borders is vital

If you look at the facts and the science, you can get it done.

I believe it is time for these funding increases to be met with fiscally responsible decisionmaking, decisionmaking that prioritizes that everyday taxpayer, and efficiency.

I certainly appreciate the opportunity to serve as the Ranking Member on this very important subcommittee, and I look forward to continuing to work with you in crafting responsible funding legislation for fiscal year 2023.

I want to ensure that money appropriated to the IRS is no longer diverted away from measures and programs devoted to improving taxpayer services and enforcement.

the religious freedom is one of the greatest cornerstones of our country.

Do you know how much money has been spent to date on the IRS contract with the ID.me, and what is the status of that contract?

Well, we`ll tell the story about what happened. We will use a combination of witnesses, exhibits, things that we have through the tens of thousands of exhibits we`ve interviewed and looked at, as well as the hundreds of witnesses we have…

Well, eight is the number at this point. And we are moving forward.

Some of them will be people we have not heard from before. Their testimony will be on point as to why the testimony is so important.

At this point, the first hearing is June 9th.

Well, we`ll tell the story about what happened.

We will ask more than three people.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy will be asked once again to testify to the committee.

Great. Thank you for that.

We truly are in a space race with the Chinese and to some extent the Russians.

All right. Well, Madam Secretary, thank you so much.