Diana DeGette

We all agree on this committee in a bipartisan way that lithium and cobalt are going to be essential for the clean energy transition.

Thank you for your commitment to the stewardship of our nation's public lands.

People like me who represent underserved communities know that these communities frequently have--they're low-income, disadvantaged, minority communities.

Thank you so much for coming to spend the morning with us. We appreciate it.

How you implement and administer consistent policies, I think, has been a challenge.

So would it be your assessment that part of the problem is a lack of resources that hinder ORR's ability to care for the minors in its custody, particularly during these surges?

Do you--what progress would you say HHS has made in improving the ability to provide for the, quote, 'medical and mental health needs of children in ORR care' that you mentioned in your testimony?

I think it is important that we continue to keep eyes on that issue to make sure that it is still continuing to happen.

I would love that, and I do want to thank you because that was the OIG that helped that happen.

This committee has had a long history of conducting bipartisan oversight of the Office of Refugee Resettlement because these kids are so vulnerable, and it is really important that we get this right.

We have even reduced staffing at some of these agencies to a really dangerous level.

The EPA agrees with that, and they are working hard to ensure that every dollar counts.

I would suggest, Madam Chair, that we actually have hearings directed at specific programs.

It is a little embarrassing for someone like me, who is trying to tell colleagues around the world that we need to have robust oversight, that the U.S. Congress is actually having an oversight hearing that is so vague that you can't…

I was dismayed to hear that you did not receive the funding that you need to do your job. And I was pleased to hear that at least some of that funding is included in President Biden's budget this year.

I was pleased to see that, as part of these bills, there was an increase in funding for inspector generals' offices, for the most part, and to do this work, because I think it is important work.

The minority intends to make sure that there is no waste, fraud, or abuse in these programs

We cannot allow the risk of imperfection in these programs to paralyze them as bridges crumble, as manufacturing lines stall for want of microchips, as the climate becomes increasingly hostile for our children and our grandchildren.

These huge investments are necessary to take on the unprecedented challenges that our country faces, from climate change to healthcare costs to competition in global markets.

I understand that most of our Republican House colleagues voted against these landmark laws.

I regret that is not the tone from the majority. They have described these important programs as a frivolous spending spree.

I am also concerned about how the content in TikTok is being distributed, particularly to young people.

This bipartisan legislation, endorsed by the National Association of Community Health Centers, would expand patient access to essential physical therapist services.

APTA urges Congress to pass legislation that would allow CHCs the option to permit PTs to independently bill for the services.

The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, which was established in the Inflation Reduction Act and based on original legislation I authored--so yes, I care about it--will invest $27 billion to develop clean energy projects aimed at reducing…