Mario Díaz-Balart

If we are serious about this, then let's be serious about it.

But on the other hand playing footsies with all the allies of Russia... that doesn't pass the straight-face test.

This bill would have established a clearinghouse, a national database of school safety best practices.

let's look at every possible way to have some flexibility.

if there is a place where they, frankly, could really be useful, it is, by the way, in the Western Hemisphere, intercepting some of these drugs.

the recommendation of the President is highly, highly, highly insufficient.

that literally would be the--probably the most direct thing that we can do to save American lives immediately.

I look forward to working with you in crafting a bipartisan bill that helps address the unmet infrastructure needs of this country.

I want to make sure that this bill is a capstone of your career.

I don't have to tell you that discouraging new capacity could, frankly, be really ill-advised as we are dealing with supply-chain issues.

Unrestrained spending will simply further drive up the inflation that is eating at American families' budgets particularly for, you know, hardworking, middle-class families.

the IIJA establishes a One Federal Decision mandate to streamline environmental reviews for obviously large infrastructure projects.

Our work this year should be guided by commitment to face the serious, serious challenges, both new and old.

So funding is not the issue. The money is there.

Mr. Chairman, just I want to thank the Congressman Luria for bringing up these important issues.

Again, it is not an issue of money because the money is there.

I want to make sure that every dollar has a return on the investment for the taxpayer.

So you have thought about this and you talked about incentives.

The administration has once again submitted a budget request that is, well, highly unrealistic with a 14-percent increase for nondefense discretionary spending.

I would never advocate for, you know, the Federal Government to try a heavy-handed approach.

this initiative was codified into law in the infrastructure bill through a bipartisan effort.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Actually, I just want to thank you for having this.

We can always improve, right? We can always do better.

I am really proud of the work that the subcommittee has done, that we have all done together to address homelessness.

I thought a very, very good meeting. And I thank the Secretary for spending his time with us.