Rick Larsen actually said...

"This hearing is an opportunity to begin, or actually continue discussions, about what the Federal real estate portfolio should look like in the future..."

"However, underutilization became even more widespread during the pandemic..."

"Thank you, Chair Perry and Ranking Member Titus, for holding this very important hearing on the utilization of Federal office space."

"as Representative Larsen mentioned, about 15 percent of ATSDR's staff had to be deployed in response to East Palestine."