Nita Lowey

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I would love to take you to my district.

But your colleagues, I am sure, you were part of an adviser to the President? Wouldn't you bring it up?

Well, frankly we are in the middle of negotiating the bill, the big omnibus bill, which we hope will be completed on Thursday, and there is still items outstanding.

Last year, my District received about $2 million in HOPWA funding and the need continues.

I certainly hope in your role as a very important Member of the majority, that we can expedite these discussions.

Congress has given your Department robust funding to make serious investments in projects that would improve infrastructure in our country.

The CDBG program is going down the tubes? I think that is a real problem with it.

I strongly oppose this administration's decision to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census.

I want to follow up, Dr. Jarmin. Given the significance of the 2020 census and how important it is that we count everyone accurately, can you review again for me what data or information did the census rely on to come up with this proposal?

I am asking the committee to fully fund the CDBG program.

We have to have access to services. We have to have women feel comfortable in the environment that they seek care in a sensitive way.

I do hope we can follow up on this because, as we know--you call it the President's budget, and I call it Mr. Mulvaney's budget.

I do want to apologize to you, as well. We have multiple hearings this morning, and I didn't bring my roller skates, so I am moving along.

I hope we can work together so that you get the resources you need to do just that.

The Center's work is not only critical, but... it increases the likelihood of discovering effective treatments and even potential cures.

I think they should be off the market, period.

I have heard from teachers, parents, superintendents, and even students that JUULs are all over our schools, and worse, people are assuming they are safe.

This is a very important subcommittee.

I just think we have to be real with the American people and tell them that this Administration, with your leadership, is selling, frankly, a false bill of goods, and it is an attempt to weaken public education in our country.

eliminate teen pregnancy prevention grants which since 2010 help more than 1,000,000 young Americans make informed decisions about their sexual health.

I would hope you would take your executive action and fix it, and then I am delighted to have meetings with you at any time.

I really want to thank you, Mr. Secretary, for joining us today.

your budget would eliminate heating assistance for low-income Americans and, in particular, seniors.

I am concerned that a purely political decision to make contraception more expensive for women could result in unintended consequences.