Tony Cárdenas: “We all might prefer competition, but competition does not solve this problem.”

There's a difference between funding sent to a department so that they can get their work done versus funding in order for programs to give grants out to communities.

I would like to thank the witnesses for joining us and providing your expertise on these important issues.

I agree with my colleague from Texas who just made the comment that trust in the Federal Government is--is at historical low.

What we don't do here--what I hope and pray that we don't do in Congress--is take it for granted that everything is going to be just fine.