Chris Van Hollen

I think that is a really important element of our overseas strategy including countering China's efforts to export its authoritarian model in many countries through infrastructure projects.

It was a bipartisan effort that made that Act possible, and it's going to have real benefits for the communities I represent.

This legislation would really significantly address family homelessness and housing instability for households and communities across the country.

We just reintroduced that bill yesterday because the Chairman and the Ranking Member have been looking for bipartisan options to address some of these issues.

I think we all agree that we are facing an affordable housing crisis in the country.

I appreciate the role USAID plays in addressing exactly the kind of governance issues you raised.

I also think that we need to be competing in areas of infrastructure because this is the primary tool that China uses to try to export its influence.

I think that is a really important element of our overseas strategy including countering China's efforts to export its authoritarian model in many countries through infrastructure projects.

It was a bipartisan effort that made that Act possible, and it's going to have real benefits for the communities I represent.

It's going to be advantageous to have buses go by that are not emitting the same amount of pollution as others.

It's been critical to see that investments in green infrastructure and having community-led initiatives around climate resilience that are also going to create jobs in communities.

I appreciate him talking at the outset about the House Republican plan that may be voted on this week, that would essentially undo entirely the climate benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act.

Thank you Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member Grassley. Welcome to all our witnesses today.

This legislation would really significantly address family homelessness and housing instability for households and communities across the country.

We just reintroduced that bill yesterday because the Chairman and the Ranking Member have been looking for bipartisan options to address some of these issues.

I think we all agree that we are facing an affordable housing crisis in the country.

I appreciate the role USAID plays in addressing exactly the kind of governance issues you raised.

I think that is a really important element of our overseas strategy including countering China's efforts to export its authoritarian model in many countries through infrastructure projects.

I also think that we need to be competing in areas of infrastructure because this is the primary tool that China uses to try to export its influence.

We see very strong demand signals up here from both parties, rightly, for the United States to be out there competing with the PRC, supporting democracy, fighting corruption, securing stable investment climates for American companies.

If you imagine what Ukraine would look like without the support that we have been providing, Putin could win the war without having to fire a bullet if the Ukrainian Government collapsed.

I think this is really important.

There have been a number of studies obviously that look into the health impacts of climate change.

It was a bipartisan effort that made that Act possible, and it's going to have real benefits for the communities I represent.

The House Republican plan that may be voted on this week, that would essentially undo entirely the climate benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act.