We intend to engage in active oversight of the spending of those funds to ensure there is a value for the taxpayer.

Thank you, Chair Pingree.

In my little corner of Virginia that has coal mines and a lot of abandoned coal mine areas that date back decades, this program has brought new hope to a lot of communities.

I urge you to repurpose these existing funds to secure additional doses of monoclonal antibodies and other therapies without delay.

No Republican will vote for a budget, in the end, that does not have the Hyde protection.

I am again disappointed the Biden administration once again is putting forward a partisan proposal that seems little more than a lengthy liberal wish list.

I wholeheartedly agree with your proposal. And that is your proposal to move the Indian Health Service to the mandatory side of the budget ledger.

The overwhelming majority of our spending goes towards domestic programs.

I look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle here on the Committee and the full House to keep this institutional tradition intact.

Excessive spending on the domestic bills is irresponsible, and will dangerously add to our national debt.

It is disappointing to watch the majority try to blame Republicans, who are the minority party in both chambers.