Now is the time for the Department to make good on its commitments.

I need to warn you, however, that we will be wrestling with our other subcommittees for any new funding we can get to finance these needs.

Phenomenal. We love this. Obviously, we have some challenges as far as trying to fund all of these great programs.

I think when you talk about reforming government it is so important to provide these kind of protections for people who are really on the inside and really know how things work.

Thank you for allowing me to testify today.

It is very important that the subcommittee hear the concerns of our fellow legislators and members of the public.

We are all engaged in this endeavor in trying to create a more perfect union.

Congress must reassert itself as a coequal branch, and that has to start with providing sufficient support to Members to perform their constitutional oversight duties.

We are trying to offset our power with the power of the executive, and sometimes it gets really hard.

I just want to publicly say I am all into that.

This request will allow us Members an opportunity to retain and hire the best and brightest.

The Capitol Police is an essential agency of the legislative branch.