Ranking Member Mike Quigley Statement at the Inspectors General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Department of Transportation Oversight Hearing

Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcomittee's oversight hearing with the Inspectors General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Department of Transportation:

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I join you in welcoming our witnesses here today, Mr. Soskin and Ms. Oliver Davis. I'll keep my opening statement brief so we can proceed with questions, but I do want to underscore the importance of this hearing.

Examining the management challenges facing the Department of Transportation and the Department of Housing and Urban Development helps this subcommittee make informed decisions about how we invest resources. Whether it is aging IT infrastructure, a shrinking workforce, or private sector development outpacing Federal regulation, DOT and HUD require effective oversight and finetuning.

With the enactment of the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and emergency relief provided for the response to COVID and natural disasters—DOT and HUD are leading the modernization of our nation's infrastructure and that is no easy task. Understanding the complexities of transforming these resources into jobs and shovels in the ground will be important to today's discussion.

I believe Secretary Buttigieg and Secretary Fudge have what it takes to effectively run these Departments and I am here today to learn how I can strengthen my work with them to make sound improvements.

I look forward to learning more about how HUD and DOT are meeting their management challenges, and where can make progress. Thank you both for being here today.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.