if the Republicans push our country off over the cliff in a misguided attempt to cut discretionary spending by 20 percent or more, benefits for 65 million Americans on Social Security and 18 million American veterans could be disrupted.

I would like to ask you a little bit about the Leesburg Airport.

If nothing changes in the next 15 years, Harvard's Joint Center on Housing estimates that an estimated 2.4 million older adults lose access to affordable housing.

I also want to tell you, I kind of like having my own little table down here.

I think it is really great the way you guys are doing that, and I think it will really hopefully pay dividends to you.

It is nice to have you back, and I know that you don't miss us too much here in the House of Representatives.

I was very, very pleased that we finally got that done, and included significant resources for victims of and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.

I'm concerned by the slow pace of progress made by DOT and FRA on the implementation of the project.

I appreciate that they are working together with the Contract Tower Program in 2020, construction of a physical tower.

I don't know the chairman very well, but I expect that if you can't be at home with your constituents you would much rather be here on the Hill leading a bipartisan committee identifying and solving problems with our native communities.

Has Leesburg's participation in the pilot program given FAA valuable information about the remote tower program and what the drawbacks and benefits of it could be?

It is made be very sad to see that the individuals from the 10th District who are attending there sent us pictures of what the facilities there look like.

I am really, really sorry that you are not going to be staying with the FAA permanently.

It would have been really embarrassing if I invited you twice and you hadn't shown up.

I do want to commend HUD for everything you do in the fostering futures program.

I only have to get in my car and drive about an hour to get here.

So my concern is that we may have a facility or a tower that looks like it is fully staffed on paper, but meanwhile there is somebody there who is a trainee and the actual certified controllers have to work overtime and 6-day a week shifts…

Too often we have seen people denied housing and forced to pay more for housing due to their race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, and other protected characteristics.

I regret that I was not able to be present for rollcall No. 144, the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1093. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 144. ____________________

Really, my question for you--because I know it is probably going to be something that resides mostly with the Library of Congress.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

I think we have just gotten a good reputation as a great place for veterans.

I really enjoyed our chat yesterday.

I don't think that 2 weeks of paid leave is too much for somebody to take, so hopefully we will do that.

Because it really is one of my pet peeves that we can't look at the code and actually see where--you know, not just see the changes to the code but actually get, a redlined version to the code.