Jody Hice: “I find that inexcusable, sir.”

Actually, today--it was just coming out today--this Committee, House Natural Resources Committee, staff is putting out a report.

I thank Mr. Comer for yielding time. The numbers that were just shared are out of 2.1 million Federal employees, and the figure is accurate. Some 10,000 were terminated in 2021, but this is a fraction. People in the private sector are…

Well, that is a huge area that needs to be addressed just from the IG perspective, and then we have a whole other missing element here today.

I hereby remove my name as cosponsor from H.R. 8814. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Courtney). The gentleman's request is accepted. ____________________