Ben Cline

You are committed to upholding them and enforcing the laws that are on the books in this country.

Not just lower test scores for our children, but also increases in depression rates, increases in suicide rates, increases in drug and alcohol addiction rates, increases in domestic violence in the home.

The CDC allowed the American Federation of Teachers to rewrite critical portions of the Biden administration's school reopening guidance.

I think it is a policy that is necessary to protect the public health, and I would urge you to continue to enforce it.

This budget does nothing to address inflation.

The annual inflation rate for the U.S. is 7.9 percent for the 12 months that ended February 2022.

I think the answer to ensuring women can thrive in a post-pandemic economy would be to stop electing Democratic Governors.

I want to thank the committee for working in a bipartisan manner with both the previous administration and this administration to distribute as many vaccines as possible.

I agree with your comments that education can serve as a great equalizer. We have to ensure that we encourage equality of opportunity, not equity of outcome however.

Community colleges are invaluable to the localities and students they serve to educate and prepare them to enter the workforce.

I think that this administration is abdicating its responsibility when it comes to not only making sure that our border is secure, but caring adequately for those who are coming across.

I can tell you that we take these audits very seriously.

Ensuring that America continues to lead in science and technology is critical to our continued economic success.

What you have characterized as slip-ups I would call something different--intentional lies, quite frankly.

I want to shift gears a little bit. You talked about strengthening public confidence in law enforcement.

The lockdowns that have been put in place by my Governor... have led to spikes in drug abuse.

Ensuring that our justice system is operating effectively and efficiently in accordance with the law is essential.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing.

What is happening to them upon the closure of these facilities?

I will take a slightly different approach to the questions, follow up on my colleague Congressman Palazzo's questioning about home confinement...

Hearings like this are critical to the effective function of Congress.

Now more than ever we need additional accountability over the black budget.

The Constitution is clear that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.

The expansion of the court to name justices of one party or another... would be an action in pursuit of power.

If they are not done for reasons that are legitimate then it does reduce the confidence of the people in this institution.