Jaime Herrera Beutler

Is this a $5 million start to it?

So this is money they are going to be asking for each year anyway.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And we are, in fact, the only State that has been named after a President, the greatest President.

I would maybe prefer to have a little bit more detail from you on this to see if you could address those things.

It is hard to believe that some of those, like, whatever was more cosmetic or artificial is more important than what you just described.

The board felt like the regulations that were developed in 1997 would address the conflicts of interest.

Allowing congressional staff to unionize potentially, in my mind, creates numerous conflicts of interest.

I appreciate you and the work of your team, your staff to protect the rights of the 30,000 employees on Capitol Hill.

I have a hard time believing that we have spent this much money on the Cannon Renewal Project.

General Walker, your budget request includes funding for the establishment of an offsite location, but does not provide further description as to why the site is necessary.

I do have several concerns on how this effort is being considered and questions on how it would be implemented.

OCWR is an independent, nonpartisan office that ensures that the congressional workplace is safe, free from discrimination, and accessible to the public.

The Office of Congressional Workplace Rights fiscal 2023 request is $7.5 million dollars, which is the same as your 2022 enacted level

It should be a bipartisan priority, in my mind, to minimize the barriers to your work.

As Representative Herrera Beutler said, to make sure that the information went out evenly to all interested parties.

I really appreciate the creative flexibility that you and your team used to ensure the information was provided as fairly and as quickly as possible.

Sounds good. Thank you so much.

It is actually absolutely crucial.

The CBO's fiscal 2023 request is $60.953 million, which represents a 6.4-percent increase over last year's enacted level.

Last year, you suggested the Board does have some--has some needless secrecy.

It is great to see your doors back open--we talked a little bit about this--for visitors and researchers...

Your work is always of interest. It is always important. It is not always understandable, but that is part of why we enjoy working with you.

I don't think anybody here would agree that we should not be wasting $281 billion on improper payments.

The Government Accountability Office supports Congress in meeting our constitutional responsibility by ensuring that the money that we appropriate is spent for the purpose it was prescribed.

That was one of many dark days in our Nation's history, and we overcame, and here are the men and women who made sure those people failed.