The first unalienable right named in the Declaration of Independence is the right to life. The Preamble of the Constitution further built the framework for this most fundamental liberty. ``We, the people . . . in order to form a more…

I have no further speakers. I want to encourage adoption of this bill and, again, I thank the gentleman from Texas for his hard work in bringing this bill forward. I hope we can all get behind it. I urge adoption, and I yield back the…

I have no further speakers on my side, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I sadly join my colleague and friend Senator Boozman to honor the life and service of Frank Ramirez. Every time that a police officer kisses his or her family goodbye before their shift, every time they strap a side arm on or put on their…

I rise today to acknowledge and honor MAJ Kevin ``Rowdy'' Murphy for his dedicated service in the U.S. Air Force and in the Senate as part of the Legislative Defense Fellowship. Major Murphy joined my office in January of this year, where…

I rise today, along with my friend and colleague from Arkansas Senator Cotton, to honor Independence County Deputy Sheriff Frank Ramirez, Jr. Deputy Ramirez called Batesville, AR, home and was proud to help protect his community. Sadly…

What I wanted to know is, since I`m a voracious consumer of thrillers and have been for 35 years, I`d call him and say: 'Jim, it`s been 30 pages since we killed anybody.'

It is so important... the idea that, you know, you could be working there and simply not know... what you do in these types of situations.

The United States should be the tip of the spear in driving advancements in both plant and animal biotechnology.

The VA OIG General Training Act... mandates that VA employees complete training to ensure they know how to recognize and properly report wrongdoing.

I have enjoyed working with Senator Tester on the Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act.

The idea that you can retire or whatever and then be not subject to the IG's reach makes absolutely no sense to me at all.

It is important that VA personnel are aware of the channels that are available to them to report unwanted actions within the VA.

If confirmed, I look forward to continuing to really impress upon others the importance of using biotech, gene editing, when appropriate, when needed, in our toolbox.

It seems to me that one of the reasons the Magnuson-Stevens Act has been so effective is that the regions have flexibility in meeting outcomes.

I commend Mr. Young for his true leadership on this effort.

It is only fitting that he is the acting Subcommittee Ranking Member for this hearing. He is the true expert in this field.

Your testimony indicates that there are some concerns that the councils may have with Mr. Huffman's bill, and, namely, that it decreases the regional flexibility.