We've got to make sure we have a solid plan to recapture the loan repayment.

I think we all share the same thought process in terms of, if we can get our younger generation, our youth, educated and provide them an opportunity to get a good, well-paying job, that just solves so many problems down the road.

why if they have a choice does the bearer of the responsibility always fall on the taxpayer?

It is unacceptable, and, quite frankly, it is embarrassing.

there has to be a consequence to the action, right?

As China continues to spend billions on building up its military, why are we requesting a cut in force strength and munition procurements?

But the issue is charter schools provide higher ratios of diversities for both students and teachers, yet we're discriminating against the charter schools.

Yet President Biden's budget calls for a 41 percent increase in funding, which is wonderful. However, the charter school program is flat.

But my question is why so flat? Why the budget flat? Why are we targeting and so hostile to those charter school programs?

I think we all agree is China seems to be our most challenging adversary or national threat.

I don't know why it's a struggle to answer the question about a crisis at the border.

Can you see my confusion is if we don't have a crisis at the border why are you diverting funds?

I agree as we sit here today, I think we have a crisis on the border.

But it's coming at a cost to our non-crisis at the border, so if we don't have a crisis at the border why would we need to divert two billion dollars to take care of that non-crisis?

You were brought here today to talk about the budget and agenda for the Department of Labor.

Do you really think they're needed?

I mean we have 9.3 million jobs, and we don't have people to fill those jobs.

The work at the Department of Labor is vital to continuing to ensure that all working families in America can lead more productive and safer lives.

It is best to have American citizens working and making a positive contribution to our economy, rather than receiving unemployment benefits.

I continue to hear from employers and businesses in my district that they are unable to find people who are actually willing to work due to this administration's enhanced unemployment benefits.

If we focus on what unites us, and we provide a positive message for our youth and a positive vision, we would just get a lot farther.

Do you actually trust the Taliban to uphold a peace agreement?

the disastrous situation at our southern border is not only a humanitarian crisis but a national security crisis, where former President Trump had the border secured.

As we all know, China has become an ever-increasing threat not only to the Pacific region, but globally.

Even before the pandemic, Representative Garamendi and I had introduced a bill to bring back pharmaceutical production to America