Bob Menendez: “It is very likely that all of your numbers will go upwards, not downwards, at the end of the day.”

I appreciate your partnership. I appreciate you putting the full weight of the Department behind this issue.

I think that is what we all appreciate here, and we have talked about it with Secretary Buttigieg.

Thank you for clarifying that point.

I thank my incredible colleague Glenn Ivey for convening us here today and for the opportunity to speak. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in solidarity with our Nation's Federal workers, including the more than 22,000 who live and work in the…