The recovery effort in Puerto Rico in particular is mired with what appears to be a territory at war with itself.

Even more alarming is the fact that the audits revealing this mismanagement did not occur until years after the funds were authorized.

On September 5, I led a letter to your office, with 17 other Members from Louisiana and Texas, requesting a thorough investigation of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast actions, harvesting and transferring fetal tissue for financial gain.

The point is that a lot of these things have stayed below the radar because there's not been appropriate focus and attention on it, and the special investigation has brought that.

I haven't seen much improvement. It wasn't that long ago that Social Security was facing a different disability backlog.

Good morning to all of you, and welcome to today's hearing on the challenges Social Security faces when deciding if a person should receive disability benefits.

Now, that is a lot of hearings, but the disability insurance program is too important for Social Security not to get it right.

I appreciate your questions, and I totally agree with what the Ranking Member said.

Social Security has a lot of work to do, and people are waiting too long to get a hearing, and that is simply unacceptable.

It is unconscionable that this goes on, and we have to solve this problem on behalf of the citizens we are sworn to serve.

The SEA Act provides a common-sense approach to ensure that offshore energy exploration...can move forward.