The budget request of $271 billion in fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Veterans Affairs... represents a 10.4 percent increase over fiscal year 2021 enacted levels.

I know you understand how important it is to be responsive to congressional oversight inquiries.

I know from previous service with you on this Committee that justice for Indigenous people is very important to you.

Many success stories are associated with the industry, as it has carved out its place as the world's most sustainable producer of high-quality beef.

When any one segment of this industry experiences an unexpected event, it ripples through the entire supply chain.

In many instances, a greater degree of supply chain coordination through AMAs will be utilized to procure the cattle for these plants.

However, continued growth of 8, 9 and 10 percent gets really difficult, and probably is unsustainable.

This Administration canceled the Keystone XL pipeline permit, yet it supports foreign pipelines like Nord Stream 2.

I think I can speak for all of us.

Members of the subcommittee remain committed to providing VA with the resources needed to care for our veterans.

I am deeply disappointed with what this Administration is passing off as transparency.

Instead of a misguided preservationist land designation, we must promote access through true conservation.

The Administration has taken unprecedented steps to cut off access to critical minerals and vital energy sources, putting Americans out of work, and jeopardizing our energy security.

I think an honest answer is economists have not quantified those costs very well yet.

We have a particularly soft economy right now, and historically what we know in soft economies is that vets who were reliant on employer-provided care, until now, are relying on their care for us.

How can this Administration claim to support Indigenous peoples at home, when one of your main priorities is based on a global initiative that has sparked serious human rights issues and concerns over Indigenous peoples around the world?

They note that these rules have changed on our Executive Calendar when we consider traditional nominees or executive branch nominees, but they say: We are mindful of the unique role the Senate plays in the legislative process, and we are…

Legislative changes are needed to resolve barriers to controlled substance prescribing, including for substance abuse treatment.