It really starts, as you well know, with making sure that everyone has a roof over their head and no one is left on the streets or out in the cold.

We need a whole of government approach here and let's be clear whole of government includes this subcommittee.

I look forward to working with you and Vice Chair Collins and all the members of this subcommittee as we return to regular order and work to find common ground to build a strong, competitive economy for families across our country.

It's critical funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is providing opportunities for small and disadvantaged businesses in our communities.

I'm really glad to join both of you today as we continue full steam ahead to return to regular order and pass our funding bills in a timely bipartisan way.

I think it's really important that everybody recognize that we have a housing and a homelessness crisis not only in my state but across the country and everyone should understand how serious and devastating those kinds of cuts would be for…

we need to get ahead of this now to protect the native crab populations.

it really starts, as you well know, with making sure that everyone has a roof over their head.

we need a whole of government approach here and let's be clear whole of government includes this subcommittee.

families back in my home state of Washington and across the country are counting on us to work together.

But we are talking about a vaccine that taxpayers invested $12 billion in, a vaccine that was once $15, and now you are planning, of course, to price it at $130, despite the fact that it just costs about $3 to make.

We have to keep in mind defense spending isn't the only way that we protect our nation.

It's critical funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is providing opportunities for small and disadvantaged businesses in our communities.

We want to return to regular order, a goal I know that both you and the Ranking Member share.

I am really glad to join you as we kick off this subcommittee hearing on President Biden's budget request.

Well, thank you very much, Chair Van Hollen and Ranking Member Hagerty.

What I am concerned about is people hear $130, and they just don't get it because they think it is expensive.

I do expect from you a detailed plan about how the IRS is intending to use IRA money.

I think it's really important that everybody recognize that we have a housing and a homelessness crisis not only in my state but across the country.

I want to ask some questions. You are talking about having a vaccine accessible to the uninsured.

I look forward to working with you and Vice Chair Collins and all the members of this subcommittee as we return to regular order and work to find common ground to build a strong, competitive economy for families across our country.

salmon is a way of life in my home State.

We have a responsibility to work in a timely way to write funding bills that will build a stronger economy.

We have a really important responsibility to get our funding bills passed in a timely and bipartisan way, and the clock is ticking if we want to keep things on track.

Our strength here at home and across the world isn't just measured by the strength of our military.