Cause for concern . And well get to the good news before we say goodbye tonight. For now, lets take the more difficult question, what concerns you about the state of our union . And the quietness of wherever you are as you reflect on the state of our country, what gives you cause for concern about where we are as a people . One of the Things Senator Scot and i discussed was the need for proportion, for balance. Where there is or has been pain , progress, and promise, all three warrant attention, but in what order and what proportion . And no doubt, each of us has our own personal battles to wage, an illness, a sick Family Member , financial concerns, the loss of a job. Those concerns are real, and they rightfully occupy our time and attention, but im thinking more generally, as a people, as a country, what gives us reason for pause and what concerns me is precisely what has concerned me for several years now. The absence of a societal referee, the absence of a neutral detached societal
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Cause for concern . And well get to the good news before we say goodbye tonight. For now, lets take the more difficult question, what concerns you about the state of our union . And the quietness of wherever you are as you reflect on the state of our country, what gives you cause for concern about where we are as a people . One of the Things Senator Scot and i discussed was the need for proportion, for balance. Where there is or has been pain , progress, and promise, all three warrant attention, but in what order and what proportion . And no doubt, each of us has our own personal battles to wage, an illness, a sick Family Member , financial concerns, the loss of a job. Those concerns are real, and they rightfully occupy our time and attention, but im thinking more generally, as a people, as a country, what gives us reason for pause and what concerns me is precisely what has concerned me for several years now. The absence of a societal referee, the absence of a neutral detached societal
Kansas. Thank you for that introduction. Nice to see you. I apologize. I assume your Opening Statement was given during my absence. Your good. Very good. To our witnesses that will join us, i am pleased that you are here. I am eager to hear from all of you, your thoughts hearing the proposed budget. These hearings while sometimes tedious are very important. We need, in my view, greater transparency and an understanding of the v. A. s in this Case Funding sources. Theres been so many things related to covid19 and and for structure plans. Theres just a lot of things and infrastructure plans. Its always important for this process to be as transparent as we can make it. Mr. Secretary, you have helped in the Cause Today by responding to our inquiries. I would shorten my paragraph to encourage you to insist the v. A. Respond more quickly to this committee. I think even the prehearing questions have only been answered and small portion. In this effort for transparency, we still need a better
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