I am eager to hear Inspector General Russo's assessment of the current state of the department.

We want information that is accurate.

Is there a timeframe that you have given them to close out the remaining 14?

I see the position of your employees as one not of it is just a job, it is just another employee. It is a lifestyle.

I remain committed to fighting against corruption for my years of work to hold judges accountable for sexual assaults.

I ask that all Members of this Committee to take the opportunity during this hearing to join Representative D'Esposito and me in publicly calling on a bipartisan basis for Mr. Santos to resign.

I cannot imagine, Mr. Chairman, having one of our Members of Congress extradited by another country.

It is very valuable for an independent, nonpartisan entity, such as OCE, to participate in enforcing the House's ethical standards.

At this very hour, the twice-impeached, insurrection-inciting former leader of the executive branch and current Republican candidate for president, Donald Trump is under arrest in Federal court.

This week, House Republicans canceled full Committee appropriations markup meetings, putting the Federal funding process on hold, period.

I encourage the Committee to truly incorporate environment justice into this year's WRDA bill.