Sean Patrick Maloney: “If a program is there to provide a certain function or mission, we have to make sure it is working; if not, get rid of…”

I was thinking about my family when I spoke on the floor today when I presided for the second time over the passage of the Equality Act. Two years ago, when we did these eight Republicans supported it. Today, it was three. They`re going…

for the 13 billion bucks you guys were requesting, we got a hell of a lot for the taxpayers' dollars to the 11 statutory missions you perform.

Our goal cannot just be to keep rural communities alive--we need to do the work to ensure that those communities are thriving and can succeed in a 21st century economy, and that's what I hope to get out of this hearing today.

It's time for a new approach.