"As chairman of the Work and Welfare Subcommittee, I have tremendous respect for the longstanding bipartisan work that has been done by this subcommittee."
"This hearing begins our important work this Congress on evaluating challenges faced by Americans' most vulnerable children within our Nation's child welfare system."
"That legislation transformed Congress' approach to child welfare by moving away from the historic practice of providing funding solely after a child entered foster care."
"Make no mistake, our country is facing a foster care crisis."
"Understanding the cost of health care services in advance empowers patients to make informed decisions for their families."
"The No Surprises Act...has largely been a success in providing certainty for patients when receiving care."
"Flawed implementation of the No Surprises Act has reduced patient access to care."
"It seems very problematic, and the focus on the IRS should be those things we talked about: prioritizing customer service, modernizing technology."
"I am proud of this committee's longstanding leadership and multi-year efforts to pass constructive and responsible welfare reform."
"The primary goal of the TANF program is to assist families in need with a hand up, providing a safety net of government assistance to find work and pull themselves out of poverty."
"welfare reform was based on one simple idea shared by people of all political stripes: the belief that the best way out of poverty is a job, and that reducing poverty should be about helping people mo..."
"It is beyond frustrating, Mr. Secretary, that something so clear in the statute could be implemented in this way."