Thank you, Chair. I want to thank the GSA Public Buildings Commissioner for being here today.

I want to thank the General Services Administration's (GSA) Public Buildings Commissioner for being here today.

Last week, the Committee passed eight resolutions for special emphasis programs and alterations that addressed different risks for GSA's aging portfolio.

I just want to say thank you for appearing today. It has been good. I look forward to working with you on many of these problems and also coming up with solutions that will work for all.

To achieve significant changes, it takes the administration, including GSA and OMB, working together with Congress to get agencies to make better decisions about their space.

The goal is to produce results that could include sales, redevelopments, outleases, and other activities that make the most sense financially and operationally.

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I voted for Judge Hatchett when the issue was on the floor. But it failed. It failed because it didn't have an extraordinary vote. It did have a majority vote, but it…

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, S. 2938, as amended by the Rules Committee, designates the Federal building and United States Courthouse in Tallahassee, Florida, as the Joseph Woodrow Hatchett…

Building-in mitigation has been a bipartisan priority of this Committee.

Studies have proven that with every $1 invested upfront, we can avoid $4 to $11 dollars in disaster damages.

Ultimately, we all must work towards solutions that will lower costs and save lives through mitigation and preparation.