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What is the plan? How do you intend to continue with these conditions for the fiscal year 2019 grants?

I just wanted to ask about sanctuary jurisdictions.

He is a public official who should be held accountable for his dereliction of duty.

The American people deserve an open and transparent debate on the census, because the census funding affects both Republican and Democratic districts in every single part of the country.

His failure to testify on the Commerce Department's fiscal year 2020 budget request is undoubtedly an abandonment of his responsibilities as the Secretary of Commerce.

As you know, March is Women's History Month where we celebrate the amazing accomplishments of all women.

Do you or your team staff have any knowledge of any communications made with the Trump administration on the same topic?

As far as you are concerned, you don't have any knowledge of those actions taken by the Trump administration?

Families are being separated and defendants are not showing up to court because of this issue.

Do you have any direct or indirect knowledge of any actions taken by the Trump administration to block disaster recovery money from going to Puerto Rico?

ICE arrests at courthouses impede the ability of the courts to effectively deliver justice.

ICE's policy of denying in-person hearings when immigrants' liberty, family unity and potential exile is at stake is a cruel extension of the Federal administration's aggressive efforts to deny immigrants equal justice and due process.

I would just ask that your office stay on top of this.

I am concerned that a 24 percent across-the-board cut is not only irresponsible but dangerous to our national security.

I am concerned that decoupling refugee programming from the diplomatic efforts of the State Department... will reduce the effectiveness of U.S. diplomacy on refugee issues.

Over a hundred countries place restrictions on the types of jobs that women can hold so this Initiative's emphasis on eliminating these barriers to participation and creating more enabling environments is a worthwhile one.

How does the State Department intend to target the critical issue of women's economic empowerment while cutting fundamental women's health and education programming?

I appreciate you saying that you are prioritizing it. I am concerned that we will not be able to do that if so many resources have been stripped from the State Department.

I want to echo the concerns that have been mentioned by the chairman, by Mr. Palazzo, about encouraging STEM--building a STEM workforce, especially for those from minority communities.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Mr. Ranking Member, for holding this important hearing today, and to both our witnesses for being here and your work for our country.

I hope we can see those up and working soon.

I know my time is up. I would love to continue working together if there are groups that can be helpful in working together with the Department.

I would like to follow up with your office to see if there were cases that were lost because you did not have the citizenship information.

The right to vote and the protections of the Voting Rights Act are among the most important rights that we have as Americans

It is arguable that there is a crisis at the border; in fact, much of the backlog in our immigration courts can be arguably said that it is manufactured.