Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you to our witnesses for being here today. Appreciate your time. For over 20 years, Congress has failed to properly reauthorize the State Department, which has allowed the federal bureaucracy to circumvent congressional oversight. If Biden's State Department proved anything to us, it's that these bloated agencies must be kept in check or federal bureaucrats will act on their own whims independent of the needs of the American people. (00:04–00:13)
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Asserts that Congress has not properly reauthorized the State Department for over 20 years, affecting oversight.
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