One of the major parts of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law... was to direct your efforts to traditionally underserved communities.

We have regular high-level engagement with our Brazilian partners.

Technical assistance would be critically important. But also making sure the resources get to those communities.

Brazil is certainly a very important strategic partner for the United States.

Unless there are alternatives available for dealing with the needs, China sometimes is the only player.

I appreciate the engagement you have had with our office. These are exciting times.

We consistently get grades that are unacceptable.

I totally agree that we have to be more aggressive in providing incentives or alternatives on those who make their livelihood that impact on the Amazon.

We provided $3 million in the fiscal year 2023 omnibus for you to conduct a low income water assistance needs assessment.

so many cities and towns across America have the story of a segment of highway or a railroad track that cuts ruthlessly through neighborhoods. These neighborhoods may not have been affluent, but they supported vibrant, tight-knit…

I am extremely fortunate to have Senator Hagerty as my partner.

I think that is a key point. We are talking about changing a delivery system and if it just is used as an addition and we do not really integrate it, it loses the reason why we are doing this.

the joint resolution we are considering tramples on the right of DC citizens to manage their own affairs, plain and simple. In fact, it is so intrusive, it provides a compelling argument for DC statehood. DC statehood is long overdue…

Administrator Power indicates she wants that number to be increased to 25 percent over a 4-year period.

I know that Senator Menendez, the chair of our committee, and Senator Risch, the ranking member, have been concerned about the relationship between DoD and State Department as it relates to the responsibility--this has been in foreign…

Today is the day that the President will be submitting his budget.

I just want to underscore the point that Senator Hagerty made about PEPFAR.

We know Administrator Power has made this a priority for USAID.

We want to make sure that we do not compromise the current tools that we have.

My hope is that you will accelerate your localization.

You might want to consider spending a little more time in Tennessee just as----

Thank you very much for your testimony.

Part of that was training, that we felt that we needed to up our game on training.

The local capacity is there and it is making a huge difference.

I want you to elaborate more on the protections to the taxpayers.