Tim Ryan

We know how much effort you put into your budget and trying to get it right before you come to this committee, so we are very thankful for all of your efforts.

How about on the roofs, the roofing? I know that--a lot of gardens on the roof and that kind of thing. Are you exploring any of those?

I just have one final question on the energy savings. And that is of great interest to the committee because of what has already been done.

Okay. So Brady Ryan may be the Congressman, I think, at that point. He is 4 now.

So, anyway, the billions of dollars in Longworth and Rayburn, how do you plan on managing that beast?

I would like to get some information on that

Coming up with some way to make these early investments to get these things done, I think, would be beneficial to the taxpayer in the long run.

Can you go through exactly what would be done to the Capitol, what would be done to the Power Plant, what would be done to the Library of Congress in more detail?

So you need 12 more projects managers, you need 7 more contracting officers, and additional money to get those projects done.

We know that you have had a distinguished tenure at the AOC.

There is a lot of money floating around the world and around the country today.

So how many people work now, and how many would you be able to hire if you got the full $25 million?

I have to note that your budget request is a sizable increase of $98 million or 13.3 percent.

I am pleased to gavel this hearing to order.

All right. Let's call this hearing to order.

I hope this is a great experience for you. I hope you get some good breakfasts in America.

I actually think these are the programs we need to really be investing in.

I look forward to your testimony today and working with you to continue to building global relationships.

We can send a joint Dear Colleague, and I think the House Administration should send a joint just to make sure everyone--encouraging everyone to fill this out.

Although the budget for Open World Center is small as compared to the rest of our legislative branch agencies, it has had a real impact in showcasing U.S. values and democratic institutions in an area of the world where Russian officials…

If I am understanding you correctly, so, in my office, if I gave paid leave to two people, and then someone else came along and I said no, then you would review it within the context of how I handled my office previously.

But if there is no standard, each office does their own thing.

I think it is really important that, this committee especially, we really understand this.

Don't tell Vladimir Putin that, okay?

I will brief. I want to lend my support. I think this is a good amendment, a positive amendment. Things are moving so quickly in society, we need as much expertise as possible. So I thank the gentleman from California and urge an ``aye''…