Lisa McClain

I just want to make sure we are on the same sheet music.

Have a little faith in the parents. Have a little trust in the parents, that they are going to do what is in the best interests of their children.

Put the power back into the parent's hands sir.

If we are going to follow the parental science, my goodness, we leave it up to the parents to put the children in a car.

We as parents have that decision. You were taking away from the parents the decision of how to raise our children.

PFAS has been detected in the groundwater at approximately 400 military installations.

The security situation in Ukraine is a grim reminder that we cannot take the readiness of our forces for granted.

Childcare should not be an unfunded priority. Our military children deserve the very best

I think I want to believe you. I think the American people want to believe you.

But we have to get them off of China and our adversaries and we have to--we really have to spend some time on why, because it really isn't----

We have to address it. We have to put systems and processes in place to do better.

I want to assure all of you, and to all of my colleagues on this committee, that I am committed to rooting out this problem.

I think that's a recipe for success.

Poverty is a huge issue in this country. There's no denying that, and I think we all are concerned about this.

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

I think it's an interest of mine, and I think it's an interest for the taxpayers wanting to make sure that we hold you know government accountable to making sure that government is really good at spending money.

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?

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

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

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.

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

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

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