After months of deliberation, Congress recently came to a consensus and passed the Fiscal Year 2024 budget, which I was proud to support on behalf of the workers and families of northwest Indiana.

American medicine, for reasons that are peculiar at best has decided that it is been a profoundly racist activity, without evidence really for that.

In fact, veterans are benefiting from the VA revolving funds program.

Are veterans being shortchanged by VA revolving funds?

I appreciate you holding this hearing today.

I also want to commend the work of the subcommittee on whistleblower issues over the last two Congresses under the leadership of my colleague Representative Pappas.

Whistleblowers are unsung heroes of our government that expose corruption, abuse, fraud, and waste.

The importance and impact of Buy America for the Federal Government is something that is felt at a very local level in Indiana.

Relying on foreign products in a time of crisis is a flawed strategy that unfortunately was felt directly by the VA employees and veterans.

I am very pleased to see that President Biden has made it a core issue to ensure that we invest in American manufacturing.

the Build America, Buy America Act re-emphasizes the requirement for Federal infrastructure to use domestically produced steel, which I am a huge proponent of.