I hope you are right, Madam Secretary, that it is short-lived, but because of the amount of money that is in this pipeline that is going to go for years to come, I am afraid that this amount of Federal spending is going to keep the…

As an appropriator, I will tell you I am deeply concerned about the upward trend of the net interest on our debt.

I hope this initiative isn't prioritizing funding for undocumented business owners over business owners living and working in America legally.

My dad always tells me that--and he is a wise guy--that you make your biggest mistakes in life under a couple of different conditions.

Well, I know you did, and you sent a letter out on the issue after our conversation. I just want you to know how much I appreciate that, and that is the kind of response that we all really want from our Federal agencies and, in this…

I don't see how increasing taxes on American corporations will unleash economic growth, create jobs, and help American companies compete globally.

I would encourage you and every senior official in the administration to visit the border and observe how dire the conditions at our southwest border have become.

It is a great honor to be the ranking member on Financial Services and General Government.

I look forward to working with you, Chairman Quigley, and the other members of this committee in a bipartisan fashion.

So we do know that restaurants are a critical pathway for so many immigrant communities.

That spirit of unity and consensus should be continued as we work to advance appropriations bills in the coming months.

the more we give them--and in this particular case, because of a COVID situation, it was maybe more of a one-off than normal.

However, a whole lot of other folks that were not in the priority groups, the disadvantaged businesses and what have you, veterans, that people not in those groups are going to be on the outside looking in.

I am on record as opposing such taxpayer-funded bailouts.

It is fundamental to our democracy.

I will commend the Postal Service employees for their hard work and commitment to deliver mail regardless of the challenges they face.

there is no secret that I oppose the Iran nuclear deal and supported the withdrawal from it

It is kind of hard to expect that they are going to return to full compliance when we see this bombardment that recently took place in Israel.