Jaime Herrera Beutler

I am a little frustrated that I have not--our offices--and I don't know if the majority has.

There are some pretty big, high-level issues that need to be addressed.

I think CRs are as detrimental as the next person.

We will be forever grateful for the heroic actions of your officers, your employees on January 6 of last year.

Thank you, Madam Chair, and I am glad Mr. Pocan asked about this.

I do think there are some immediate solutions that I am going to be asking the Administration to be considering...

I think we can't say it enough.

I have heard requests for that, or SROs, and some of our funds are flexible, and some of them just aren't.

These educators are doing everything they can, but these kids are coming in with a whole set of challenges.

One of the things I hear a lot about from educators at home in Southwest Washington is lack of resources to address mental health needs.

We should not sell students down the river that you have to go to a 4-year liberal arts school, and that is what success is.

The practice of seclusion and restraint, we have talked about this before, of special ed students I think is extremely detrimental to these young people, and the stories I have heard are--they are horrific.

I think children are kind of front and center in that.

Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler's Preventing Maternal Deaths Act, established a grant program for States to establish or expand maternal mortality review committees.

I completely believe the reason you are doing this is to make this a more functional, effective, efficient institution.

We are all here just trying to serve the American people.

I am interested to hear what the Modernization Committee members speak to us about.

There are things we should be doing to be efficient and effective, because it is not our money, essentially.

I appreciate your comments about with regard to budget, trying to bring some solutions to the table that will save money.

I think we are very fortunate that you have chosen to serve, and serve here, and take care of really the Capitol complex.

I think, with that, I yield back, Mr. Chairman.

And I assume this probably could have been something we talked to about the security force and the police force.

The reality that we are living in an area--you know, we might not get shut down, but people amongst us will be or possibly could be sick.

Constituent engagement is what it is.

As a mom in this place, I want to make sure that women and moms, pregnant moms, have reasonable accommodations.