I think for most of us, it should be. I don't want you hiring people who have harmed other people in a violent activity, especially when one as public as an insurrection here at the U.S. Capitol.

I think it is important to remember the context. Congress, in the worst pandemic in 100 years, in which people, by the way, did not allegedly die. They died. Almost a million and a half Americans are dead.

When we talk about telework, there are two different things going on here.

the evidence is the Trump White House most certainly attempted to control content on Twitter.

I think OPM has to reevaluate guidelines, especially in light of the fact that President Biden has said, I am, you know, vitiating the national emergency as of May.

All of us have stories of loved ones, and friends, and associates who died from COVID because protocols weren't in place, vaccines weren't yet ready.

The problem was that we wanted it to get to Main Street, to the mom and pop businesses, small, minority owned, women owned, veteran owned.

I assure you my friends on the other side of the aisle, probably joined by a fair number of people on this side of the aisle, are going to expect that the workplace requirements change with that change without dictating what those are.

We pumped $5 trillion into the economy, and it worked. We turned around the economy.

I look forward to follow up. I will make the point I made a little earlier.

Today's hearing is about the Federal Government's most important resource: 2.1 million employees.

I think it is important to remind ourselves of a little context, for example, passport services, which I would point out does not allow its staff to telework.

All four testified under oath they had never received a request for content moderation or takedown by the Biden White House, but they did from Donald Trump's White House.

We are grateful for the Biden Administration's proactive effort, the impact that it had for communities.

The Federal Government has a historic, necessary, and appropriate role guiding and investing research development for new and emerging technologies.

I look forward to future bipartisan collaboration as we define the problem sets associated with AI design solutions and that promote innovation while simultaneously mitigating the dangers and risks inherent in AI technology.

I couldn't agree with you more. I think that is really important.

I wouldn't bet the farm on any kind of rapid regulatory regime coming from the Federal Government.

It is sobering and very moving to hear you... we need to bear that responsibility.

to address climate change across all aspects of our economy, to invest in our communities.

It was not President Biden who decided to meet with the Taliban and to exclude the government we were supporting from those negotiations in Doha. It was President Trump.

If the Chinese dominate those areas, the future is theirs.

Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. And let me first thank you for reaching out on a bipartisan basis to talk about this Subcommittee and our agenda.

I categorically reject any comparison of the Afghanistan war to what is currently going on in Ukraine.

It is something that the Biden Administration and Democrats understand very well.