The reality is that the Federal Government's resources are being stretched thin, some would say even exhausted.

We're here today because we're very interested in finding solutions to hasten and improve disaster recovery.

I don't see how you can possibly talk about resilience in mitigation without considering climate change.

I thank the gentleman for yielding and I thank the Member across the aisle for his bipartisan support. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to represent Las Vegas; it is the entertainment capital of the world. Last year, almost 50 million people passed…

I wonder if you could explain what ICE detention standards dictate regarding the use of segregation.

the President of the United States is an elected official of the Government.

This oversight should not be a partisan issue.

can you commit that the GSA will conduct a legal review of the Emoluments Clauses as they pertain to the Trump DC Hotel?

This hearing is focused on the Old Post Office Building lease and the GSA's failure to properly account for the Emoluments provisions.

How can we know that taxpayers' investments are being protected if we can't examine the financial records of the hotel?

the federal government owns the building that houses President Trump's D.C. hotel.

the GSA general counsel's inadequate response to the report's conclusions.

GSA hasn't even pretended to conduct that review.

It is shameful, and yet it is what we have come to expect from an executive branch that continues to stonewall Congress.

the role of the legislature holding the executive branch accountable to the highest legal and ethical standards

We should be wise enough to enforce them.

It is my understanding that Chairs DeFazio and Titus have taken issue with the GSA's refusal to comply fully with document requests from this committee.

the GSA's Office of Inspector General released a report on how the agency had handled the lease.

the Constitution contains two clauses pertinent to our topic today: One prevents an elected official from receiving 'any present [or Emolument] . . . from any King, Prince, or foreign state' . . . 'without the Consent of Congress.'

Congress' oversight authority is broad and this Committee's oversight of GSA leasing arrangements is clear.

to more completely address the report's findings and detail how the GSA would correct the deficiencies.

the government lease for Trump's D.C. hotel explicitly states that the tenant may not use the premises to violate federal law 'for any purpose or in any way.'

I would like to remind GSA that they are a federal agency and not an arm of the Trump Organization.

the GSA recognized that the President's business interest in the Old Post Office lease raised issues under the Constitution's Emoluments Clause that might cause a breach of lease.

GSA officials have turned a blind eye to these legal and ethical issues.