David Valadao

That will be dead on arrival in this House.

Those kind of programs don't make sense, and I don't care how much you say it, it is a disincentive to work.

This administration has been actively trying to repeal anything that has Trump anywhere near it.

Why wouldn't you sit back and say, okay, we have written it. We think this is what we got to do. Let's see what the Court says.

If you take away those tax credits, you are going to have the opposite effect of what you are going to do for housing.

I am requesting a modest increase of $1 million to the American Samoa Government operations account to partially offset inflation.

This week, California is preparing for more atmospheric rivers that are bringing much-needed rain to our State. This is welcome news to the Central Valley farmers who have suffered through the last 3 years of exceptional drought. While I…

Thank you all for taking the time to be here today.

But what does concern me is Republican leadership's public promises to limit discretionary spending levels to fiscal year 2022 levels.

Frankly, the American taxpayer, they have spent too many billions of dollars for this to fail and I still want to know where those billions of dollars went.

Last year's NDAA included an increase for unspecified minor military construction projects. Has the Army capitalized on this policy change?

This base has been a top priority of mine and also my colleagues around the Central Valley.

Your testimony includes a remarkable 40 percent drop in suicide rate among airmen.

I am very interested in the microreactor pilot project at Eielson Air Force Base

What do we need to do in Congress to fix this so we never see this situation again?

What authorities does the Army have, outside of MILCON, that could help meet Guard and Reserve training and readiness needs?

Republican leadership, though, has made public promises to cut back spending to 2022 levels.

Many Guard and Reserve facilities are past the point of simple maintenance to bring them up to operational readiness standards.

retaining all three legs in the nuclear triad is critical to maintain our strategic stability

I cannot stress enough the importance of protecting our women and men from sexual assault and harassment.

If they go through with these reckless and draconian cuts, projects which protect and improve the lives of our servicemembers and their families are at risk.

We are hoping that Congress can give us some relief on one of the big challenges we will face post-May 11.

I fully support the administration's request for a third budget category, and I urge my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to thoughtfully consider this concept as well, because it is the best way to take care of our veterans.

We cannot take a giant leap backwards.

It is incredibly important to me that these facilities are properly funded and equipped so that our Guard and Reserve units can continue to support our nation's needs.