I wanted to ask that you consider how we change this and you let us know what we need to do to help so that we are not in this position again.

I think marrying that community college time with industry, you know, just access. Just seeing like, 'Oh, is that something I want to go into?' is really critical.

I feel like it really is the most vulnerable who are going to pay this price, while we are protecting every other institution in the system of education.

I am a huge fan of our community colleges. I think they are such a flexible, tough key to making sure that our workforce will continue to evolve in the way that it should.

for all of Washington State, there was a 38 percent increase in drug overdose deaths in the first half of this year.

I appreciate that, and I love that it is typically you are seeking partners in the community.

Around 56 percent of the individuals with mental illness do not receive that mental health treatment in my district.

the rate of drug overdose deaths in Cowlitz County has increased by 43 percent in the first half of 2020.

I hate the term LatinX, as someone of Latin descent.

Obviously, there are more questions there, but I wanted to transition a little bit and say thank you for your investment and leadership on both the maternal mortality issue, which I know my colleague Lucille Roybal-Allard mentioned, but…

I am co-chairing the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force, which is the whole goal is to find bipartisan solutions to our growing mental health and addiction crisis.

You have to look at what he did during the insurrection to confirm where his mind was at.

Absolutely. I think they are more attuned to the consensus, the fit within the community...

I think we can take some lessons about the importance of the local entities engaging with their Federal counterparts, like the Corps.

It has taken a long time and a lot of conversations and push, but now we have finally flipped it to where it is this local driven project, and the Corps is stepping alongside as a partner.

I am a big proponent of perhaps having some of the accountabilities more regional or local to better expedite and execute on these type of initiatives.

We are the people's House. Sacrificing the openness of this institution is not the only way to keep the Capitol secure.

So can I ask--so, talking about what happened on the floor, when the Senate was evacuated--and maybe this will be a Chief Pittman question.

Would it be beneficial for the House to explore working with your agency to have OCWR lead the required trainings?

It is going to be important to balance the need of both repairing the damages made from the riot with preserving some marks from that day to mark the historical reminder of the riot.

GAO has an incredibly vital role in Congress' oversight of Federal spending.

So was your office asked to modify positioning of any perimeter barricades, and if so, did you find the request consistent with the direction given ahead of previously planned protests?

You guys are in charge, though, of the security on the House floor, or are you just there to make sure that we take our coats off when we are on camera?

January 6, the whole world watched in disbelief as the center of American democracy was assaulted.

I look forward to the day when the Library does physically reopen its doors to welcome the public.