Katherine Clark

I think part of the problem with these work requirements is that it sets up a false paradigm that people are not working out of choice because they are getting a handout from the Government.

When we talk about the dignity of work, and I would ask you, Professor Edin, if you could repeat the statistics of how many people are working on TANF and others.

To pick up on that theme, I often think of the Boston Globe report that came out a few years ago on the median net worth of families in Boston.

President Obama never proposed eliminating LIHEAP, but he did propose dramatic cuts to it, to the tune of $3 billion.

I first want to correct myself. I told you that there were 67 days to get the congressionally mandated report. It is actually 53----

I am mystified why the White House totally took apart the pandemic chain of command.

I certainly think that you understand as Secretary that public health crises keep coming, and that is why you prepare.

So you decided that seniors, families with children, that is going to be where we are going to make our decisions in the tight budget environment.

But then maybe it does not really matter because you completed eliminated LIHEAP in this budget.

So I was planning on asking you to follow up on the request of this committee that you provide an explanation of the formula.

You have recommended $700,000,000 in cuts to CDC.

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When you state that big, hairy men, referring to transgender women trying to enter women's shelters

That is a startling number.

I would really appreciate a response in writing on how that is being complied with.

I think it is really important that HUD comply with those requirements.

I wonder if you could tell me how you came to this priority?

Nature based solutions is a great way to help us build resilience, whether that is reefs, beaches, use of vegetation.

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We have asked--in one of our bills we had very, very simple changes from Department of Justice...

If we raise this cap to $80,000, do you think that would help with your recruitment?

We continue to have concerns about instances of sexual harassment and discrimination in our congressional workplace.

I thank you, Director Grundmann, for being here and to all of you for being here.

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