"The importance and impact of Buy America for the Federal Government is something that is felt at a very local level in Indiana."
"I am very pleased to see that President Biden has made it a core issue to ensure that we invest in American manufacturing."
"I appreciate the testimony and the answers from our witnesses today. I would like to re-emphasize my support for all that the administration and VA are doing to ensure that we make Buy America a prior..."
"As the chairman last Congress of Technology Modernization Subcommittee, and as ranking member of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee this Congress, I have seen how large an impact contractin..."
"The fox is in the hen house when it comes to providing supplies across VA and veteran small businesses are suffering."
"I have introduced legislation to create an acquisition review board at the VA this Congress"
"This legislation will provide a structure for those checks and balances."
"I am pleased the subcommittee is considering my legislation H.R. 4225, the VA Acquisition Review Board Act of 2023."
"This particular legislation will allow us to build a structure that we are calling an enterprise program management structure that will be used for both major and non-major programs."
"This is the strongest administration for union labor and the middle class, uplifting the middle class that we have seen in history."
"Union jobs and union wages lift up all wages throughout every community."