"Research would seem to be something maybe that would have to be coordinated broadly."
"Under the current Administration, we have seen sky-high inflation, and probably 20 percent higher now than it was when the Administration came in."
"The spending of borrowed money, almost anything we do new here, is 100 percent borrowed."
"Every community is different, like I said. The Biden Administration, though, has put rules out there that want to try to make everyone adhere to the same guidelines."
"I am committed to preserving flexibility for localities and states, because they generally do things with more effectiveness."
"I would like to bring much needed transparency by requiring the Administration to summarize state ombudsman long-term care annual reports for Congress."
"The lack of broadband access in rural communities... is a state that is putting a high priority on it."
"We should allow states and local service providers to innovate to meet growing nutrition needs."
"With waiting lists and challenges in food delivery is it justified to expand the definition of greatest social need?"
"I applaud this local entrepreneurship."
"Our national debt, as I said earlier in my opening statement, is ballooning to the tune of a trillion dollars every six months."
"Thank you. Ms. Painter, the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program exists to identify, investigate, and resolve complaints made at long-term care facilities."