Well, thank you and indeed, I'm so grateful for the leadership of the Congresswoman Virginia Foxx.

We can always remember that the architect of Obamacare, Jonathan Gruber, said that it was built on the stupidity of the American people.

It's so inspiring to see such competent and capable people to represent our country and work with our service members.

the people of Guam have the highest percentage of participation in the American military of any State or territory.

We have to teach their pallets at a very early age about the different kind of opportunities that they can have.

We need to both marry the programing that helps deal with the learning gap with the food that deals with the nutrition gap.

So when USDA withdrew the categorical eligibility regulation yesterday there were celebrations across the country.

If we can deal with these numbers in a realistic way, we're going to have a much better, much more accurate picture of poverty.

If we can give them the tools, the accurate tools to be able to feed those kids and to utilize community eligibility we're going to make a much bigger impact in their lives right now.

Let's use more modern technology to find out which kids are actually experiencing poverty.

So once again it's a complicated question. Trying to bring equity to the food system.

In Maryland we know that community eligibility has been a real, real win.

Oh absolutely. I mean in every place in Maryland where we've done it, they've been relieved to not have to do paperwork and chase down kids and parents to just get forms, to get the free and reduced meal application forms.

Thank you, Chairman and thank you Ranking Member Virginia Foxx, both of you for your leadership of the Committee.

I have traveled with Chairman Garamendi throughout Central and Eastern Europe. And to see our allies, our near allies there, how much they appreciate Novo Selo, MK, to be working together.

We are all inspired by the witnesses today, their commitment, their service on behalf of the American families, defending American families.

This, our nuclear triad, has been the foundation of strategic deterrence for well over half a century.

We must continue to stand with the people of Burma in their struggle for democracy.

That is why Congressman Levin and I sponsored a resolution condemning Burma's military for their assault against democracy.

Do you have plans to work with the stakeholders to develop a more transparent, equitable, and claimant friendly adjudication process as Congress has intended?

What steps do you plan to take to improve the medical claim adjudication process and delivery of promised goods?

As co-chairman of the congressional Cambodia Caucus, along with my Democratic colleague, Alan Lowenthal, we have consistently denounced Prime Minister Hun Sen's increasingly repressive campaign to stamp out democracy in Cambodia, and will…

My concern is the impact on readiness.

I'm grateful that with the leadership in our home State with Governor Henry McMaster in South Carolina, that we've been diligent in adopting tools to mitigate fraud.

Let me be clear. Allowing a Russian malign influence project to be built that will enrich Putin, give him greater strength in Europe, and further endanger Ukraine is absolutely not in our U.S. national interest.