It is so nice that you are blessed.

We cannot make America stronger by eliminating the programs that make our nation more secure.

If funding must be cut so severely that we jeopardize our environment, conservation efforts, and the accessibility of our National Parks, some of our most precious resources, then I expect that the same would be true of your travel…

Despite your testimony last year indicating a commitment to preserving America's public lands for generations to come, your actions have strayed from that promise.

do you believe that we should find a way to allow this group of people, who in almost every respect are now Americans, to continue living in the United States?

I am disappointed that your budget reflects a continued adherence to your misguided priorities.

Your abuse of taxpayer dollars spent on first-class travel, $43,000 on a glorified phone booth, is an insult to the hardworking American taxpayers.

When EPA conducts a cost-benefit analysis of rule promulgation, what value does it place on human life?

I am deeply disappointed by your proposals to eliminate programs that are proven to work, like TIGER.

the power of the purse lies in this building. It is the constitutional duty of Congress to make spending decisions

I would like to thank Chairman Diaz-Balart and Ranking Member Price for holding this hearing.