I think it is important to take cognizance of the fact that the House of Representatives passed a resolution endorsing this, on a big bipartisan vote.

I do think the sentiment here in Congress is no F-16s or major weapon sales to Turkey until they have decided to release Sweden and allow Sweden's accession immediately into NATO.

It is important to take cognizance of the fact that the House of Representatives passed a resolution endorsing this, on a big bipartisan vote.

I also believe that in Congress is probably broad, broad support for going ahead with F-16s for Ukraine, and going ahead at Vilnius and giving a green light to an invitation, a direct invitation to Ukraine for membership.

I think the time has come to reassess the relationship with Hungary across the board.

It could be the difference between receiving military benefits and not receiving them at all.

We know to fight this evil that has been perpetuated by Russia and Vladimir Putin, it is something that we better do collectively for all, for democracy's sake, for sovereignty of territory's sake.

There is one case I would like to just quickly call to the attention of those who are here, and we will just, for lack of a better term, say that this is Andrew's story.

We must remain united in our approach.

I think that it is incredibly irresponsible for us to not begin conversations on how to save Social Security.

But I do want to take a moment, because it really bothers me when my colleagues bring folks in front of this Committee, which is an oversight Committee, and then attack our Federal public servants, folks who literally are working for us…

So, one of my asks, and I hope that you will take this back, Mr. Poist, to the Social Security Administration and to those who are up the chain who are listening today, is, we do need those offices reopened.

delivering excellent, equitable, and secure Federal services and customer experience.

The issues of low staffing and long processing times are shared across almost all customer-service-focused Federal agencies.

most people would die before they would ever get to Social Security.

My passport application had encountered unexpected delays, which left me uncertain about receiving it in time for a great academic achievement of my life, an internship in Oxford.

I personally am proud of the Biden-Harris Administration, the work that they have done to rebuild and support our agencies.

And I have to tell you that I actually, in preparation for this hearing, spoke in depth with our staff about their casework and what they have been seeing in each of our Federal agencies.

we have also been under--the last few years we have been trying to clean up what I view as a mess by former President Donald Trump and his sabotage efforts, quite frankly, against some of our departments.

Demand is skyrocketing, and yet staffing and resources remain static.

So, obviously, we want to talk a little bit about some of the challenges that the constituents across the U.S., but in my district in particular, are facing.

What about the cost of the lack of regulation?

this hearing is all about confirmation bias.

It would be the worst poorly resourced diplomacy and development budget in a generation.

Did Americans benefit from that series of regulations do you think?