Beth Van Duyne

Thank you very much, Chairman Phillips.

The crisis there is astounding. And its scale is thousands of illegal immigrants, enabled by drug cartels and human traffickers, enter the country on a daily basis.

I hope your key understanding of the importance in empowering Governors and mayors and congressional Representatives and not Washington bureaucrats to address the needs of our communities will be reflected in your leadership and your…

Government regulations have really helped erode the passenger experience.

I hope we can work together on this committee to support and not harm the industry as it rebuilds after this horrific pandemic.

The notion that these business owners can just dig deep in their pockets and pay all this additional money is ludicrous.

COVID-19 crushed us at the Loaf'n Dog. We were shuttered for most of the year until we could get deliveries going and curbside pickup, but this was not enough. I did receive a PPP loan which allowed me to keep my employees but only by the…

We want to see working families lifted up. And we want to advance policies that will give every American a shot at living their American Dream.

A wage hike to $15 per hour would cause small business owners like me to not only stop creating jobs but to eliminate jobs.

As one of my colleagues across the aisle said over the weekend, we do not want those businesses.

What I cannot seem to wrap my head around is the American workers who will be impacted the most by this reckless policy.

A Federal, nationwide mandate to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour will put us right back to where we were months ago.

Small businesses shuttered, American families struggling to pay their rent, livelihoods destroyed.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

We have cut in time the amount of time necessary to review that from 90 days to 45 days.

I really need your help in ensuring that the rental waiver, that rental assistance rule is waived so people can get help right away.

I would say, first and foremost, it would be wonderful if we could put more education into allowing our citizens to know the need for flood insurance.

We believe the local level is the best level to know what their needs are.

Thank you for inviting the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to discuss our efforts to assist the people of Texas recover from Hurricane Harvey.

Thank you, Chairman. Chairman McCaul, Ranking Member Thompson, and Congress Members, thank you for inviting the Department of Housing and Urban Development to discuss our efforts to assist the people of Texas recover from Hurricane Harvey.

What needs to happen for that money to be distributed as quickly as humanly possible?