I honestly believe we will run out of names before we run out of post offices.

And it sort of points out the absurdity, I think, of the Department of Homeland Security's position on this

This is common sense.

Your excuses are lame.

Your own policy for them is, wear the masks. That is completely voluntary for them.

These employees should be allowed to wear the mask when they feel the need for that mask.

I shouldn't have to blow up the bureaucracy just to get something done.

As Chair of the Federal Workforce Subcommittee, it is my responsibility to ensure the health and safety of our Federal employees.

You don't think this is a high-risk situation when you have these folks screening hundreds, if not thousands, of travelers coming in from, in this case, Mexico, where we had a very high number of cases already reported?

It should be providing them with the protective equipment that they need and facilitating their use of that equipment.

I would rather have this done in a regulatory fashion by the folks that are on the ground.

I will take a moment before we introduce the first panel just to make a brief introductory statement.