I would just ask, Mr. Chair, if we could stick to some decorum and not disparage witnesses or characterize their testimony.

the Biden-Harris Administration policies are all about hurting American consumers, that they are driving inflation, that they have destroyed our economy.

So, while we are bemoaning the alleged mistreatment of certain individuals, including some here today, which may or may not be true, we are escalating it with actual threats that could lead to violence, even death.

this is not pre-1990s apartheid South Africa, the country of your birth. This is America and there are more of us Americans that love our diversity, our rule of law, than there are of you who would like us all to be sycophants to your ego.

It is because some folks in Congress, and certainly Donald Trump, think that bashing immigrants will win this election.

Asylum exists for an important historical reason. It is a legacy of World War II.

We have kept our asylum system so anemically underfunded that it is overwhelmed.

the outcome of hearings of this Committee has supported my claim that from the very beginning of the creation of this Select Subcommittee that his has been the gaslighting to the ninth degree, a tremendous projection of the highest order

Under the Trump Administration, unemployment skyrocketed to nearly 15 percent.

Did we provide money? Did we make investments to give states resources to upgrade their IT systems to manage unemployment?

I think this is one of the most substantive hearings we have had on this subject in the 16 years I have been here.

I thank my good friend from North Carolina for her leadership, and I thank my friend from American Samoa for her support for this resolution. Mr. Speaker, responding to aggression is important. The failure of the 1930s must always be in…

If you are going to have data sharing and data analytics that help us flag and ultimately prevent fraud, you need an IT platform that works.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And let me just say, I think this is one of the best panels we have ever had on this subject.

What can go wrong with 50 different systems? And some did well and some did not.

I bemoan the fact that we do not seem to have made much progress.

If I were to counsel her, I'd say, yeah, let's make a trip down there and, you know, get that over with.

When we find wrongdoing, it ought to be investigated by CIGIE, and it ought to be acted upon expeditiously so that we can restore credibility and integrity.

There cannot be retribution because you are doing your job.

For us to do our job and for the public to have confidence, two things. IGs have to be purer than driven snow, and that ought to be bipartisan.

I do think there is bipartisan ground to be had here, at least in focusing on process and structure that can help us ensure good outcomes.

I was absent from the second vote series today due to NATO summit engagements. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 340, NAY on Roll Call No. 341, YEA on Roll Call No. 342, and NAY on Roll Call No. 343. PERSONAL…

He deserves respect and dignity and not drive-by shootings calling for him to step aside.

No, but I do believe the White House has a shrinking window in which to turn this around if it can be turned around.

That is why I applaud the pro-work policies of the Biden Administration.