Lisa McClain

I have a concern that the EV mandates make us more dependent on China.

I urge my colleagues to support this legislation.

Taxpayers deserve an accounting of why we are not getting what we paid for as promised.

We should not tolerate boondoggles as consumers, but we also should not tolerate them as taxpayers.

Your ability to tolerate this behavior is completely unacceptable, and sometimes you do need to use the stick because disincentives work.

I know we have talked about the numbers, but I think it bears repeating. The Federal Government spent over $66 billion on illegal immigrants in 2023, according to the Federation for American Immigration.

Maybe we could find that out of that $66 billion, right, different between million and billion, big difference, we could funnel some more of that $66 billion to our homeless veterans.

We care about our homeless veterans. We care about our veterans, and yes, we care about them a little bit more than we care about people who have broken the law to get here illegally.

$3 billion. $66 billion on illegals, $3 billion on people who have laid down their lives for this country.

I think it is interesting that you have all the Republicans asking questions right now. So I appreciate this hearing, Mr. Chairman. Clearly, we care, and I know you do.

Is that yes, you have owned a business, or no, that is not.

Have you ever owned a business?

Do you believe in capitalism?

People are logical. I mean, if I do not have to workout and I can eat McDonald's and stay a supermodel, I would do that.

What I would like to do is more of what we are doing today, and I appreciate your thoughts, your inputs, and the comments really on both sides of the aisle.

For too long, this Administration has allowed Federal employees to skirt by on lax telework policies on the back of American taxpayers.

I am probably one of the last people in Congress that you will hear fighting just for Wall Street to make one more dollar.

What I am looking for is how do we plan now and what steps do we need to take now to make sure we have sustainability and we do not end up in a crisis.

Even Mayor Bowser has told President Biden that his Administration's telework policies are killing Washington, D.C.'s local businesses.

I believe in the American people, but the Biden Administration, they want to force us and mandate us.

I love this concept that the government knows better than the American people what to drive, what kind of stove.

I do not want to be in that position. Let me remind everyone, China is not our friend.

I want to focus on China, specifically as it pertains to EVs and the economic threat...

What baffles me is you make about $200 grand. You are supposed to be in charge, but when the you-know-what hits the fan, everybody runs for the hills.

Either the FDA did not tell him or he did not act. Which is it?