We have suffered irreparable harm, and I keep repeating it in this committee meeting.

today I wish to honor Pastor Bennie Moran of Faith Baptist Church in Morgantown, WV, upon his retirement after 49 years of faith-based service to the community. Pastor Moran held the church's first service in 1967 from his home with only…

I am extremely pleased to rise to express my support for the open debate we are going to have on the fiscal year 2017 Energy and Water appropriations bill. I would certainly like to thank the Senator from California and my colleagues on…

I just wanted to kind of jump in on the IT issue.

the eventual winner in any future conflict will be the side whose people adapt best to chaos.

This isn't something to cheer about. This is a human tragedy that I am living in my State of West Virginia.

You can say free market all you want. This is the policies that have been promulgated by this Administration that is maybe not the only cause, but one of the major causes of poverty creation in our own country.

Those employees have to come home today and wonder if they are going to be able to support their families.

Well, thank you very much. We have a place in West Virginia called Lily's Place that helps to deal with these babies.

Well, that's a frightening thing I'm sure for you all and certainly for all of us, every family that's affected.

I would like to see it on the fast track. I think for a business model, you know, there's going to be a lot of demand for a non-addictive pain medication that works.

We've been particularly hard hit by the epidemic of opioid abuse in the country.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank all of you for being here today.

I appreciate that. My concern is that it is more of a pat on the head. Your industry is being destroyed.

You are asking for another $20 million for the next year.

I cannot begin to tell you how bad the situation is, particularly in the Appalachian region.

I would dispute that, but go ahead.

I think every State is trying to maximize resources.

That is just preposterous.

That is good news as well. Thank you. That is a well trafficked area during the inaugural activities.

Let me ask you a quick question. In your opening statement, if I heard you correctly, you said $13 million of this request was non-reoccurring?

I want to thank the ranking member for his service, but also for his attention to all the details that are going on. He does a great job. So, thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Ayers, to you and all the staff of the Architect of the Capitol for your time today.

So, would you put this in the category that you spoke about in your opening statement where it is serving the immediate rather than trying to tend to the needs of the future?

So, you are not actually building up a working capital fund the way I am envisioning, in other words, millions of dollars into a working capital fund...