The witness testimony today and in our earlier hearings laid out multiple examples of how after the Shelby County decision communities were forced to bring Section 2 cases as States formerly under preclearance immediately passed laws--or…

They won. Right? They won those lawsuits, many of those lawsuits, proving that gerrymandering and changes in laws and procedures were unlawful, in contrast to, as Mr. Waldman noted, the big lie that there has been fraud in elections, which…

But I think that is a huge issue, is respecting Tribal boundaries and respecting Tribal communities of interest, and some redistricting bodies do not do that.

the failure to have representation often leads to policies, legislative policies, that don't assist those particular communities.

But essentially, those elections took place with maps that were later found to be unlawful, and, therefore, Native Americans did not have the kind of representation for 7 years while laws were being passed.

Veterans deserve more than just words of gratitude for their sacrifice when they return home.

NASA is also extremely important as an economic engine for all of our States.

I am tremendously excited to see the increases for the Earth Sciences Program at NASA in this budget because I think they're extremely important.

We have talked a little bit about the unique challenges that rural veterans face but, you know, access to care in-person or via telehealth, it is just hard recruiting and retaining primary care and specialty providers.

I have concerns given what a unique year it is to make very long-term impactful decisions based on data, in what may be a year that is a complete anomaly.

I just think this is a place where we need to look to make sure we are actually meeting demand.

The needs in Indian Country are a trust responsibility.

Could these school construction needs benefit from the President's Jobs Plan?

This budget strives to do that and requests a mandatory appropriation of $153 billion.

what is the status of the floor? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senate is considering the Fonzone nomination.

We are in the ground zero of the climate crisis, and must act to prevent the never-ending drought in the beautiful place we call home.

We have to take action now to address the water needs of our communities and climate change.

I think we all look forward to working together to make sure we provide the resources for the VA.