witnesses. both even called on the floor. we re going to ten minutes after the close of the second there s two votes. this is gonna take care of business and will be back ten minutes after the close of the second vote. and the committee stands in recess. the the subcommittee will come back to order. and the order of things, doctor ruiz is next, from california, five minutes. thank, you mister chairman. i want to focus today on the question of reliability has emergency medicine physician, i know how important reliably electricity is for powering medical equipment and preventing lifesaving medicine from spoiling, and one of the best ways move towards a carbon free energy system. it s to increase the battery storage capacity on our nations grids. lithium batteries are critical components of electrical vehicles, but they are also an obvious solution to clean air clean while also providing the grid reliability that we need. in fact, batteries are already being used t
did we put out a message that we wanted illegal immigration? absolutely. and you know all the things that have happened since and how many gotaways have gotten away, but i wanted to ask something to the sheriff because i don t have time. i can t talk much longer. kamala harris was appointed the borders officer. she should know this border in and out in every way. along with mayorkas. has she? have you had a lot of interaction with her? i m done talking, what can he answer that? yes, the gentleman s time is expired. you may answer the question. no. no. i hope everyone heard that. that is the answer. that is the truth. thank you, the gentleman s time is expired. the gentlelady from texas, miss escobar, was recognized. thank you mister chairman. i would like to also join my colleagues, mr. dunn, and expressing my heartfelt sympathies and condolences to the loss of your son. share up dannels, thank you for your service to your community and our country. and again, judge
to touch any of the hard subjects. we need to start really getting serious about our country. over the years, i ve noticed that in everything that we get involved in, our gullibility and our generosity is what takes us down. we need to start getting tough and really budgeting ourselves and telling ourselves no. thank y all, and have a good day. 15 minutes before the house and the senate come in for the day on this tuesday morning, january 31st, the sun is up over the united states capitol. members of congress will be on the floor in about 15 minutes, continuing with your phone calls as we ask this question, he d of a gallup poll released yesterday on what is the top problem facing the united states? here are some of your responses, from social media, from facebook. this is steve, saying, are lack of a southern border. this is harry in pennsylvania, via text message, saying our number one problem is the failure of representative government perform its vital functions. a p