I remain concerned that as many as 35 states are not using this block grant funding for stillbirth prevention activities.

I think it is actually something that you would have the power to do without legislation.

I have submitted a request for this budget to include some dedicated funds for supporting folks who advocate for, and support environmental defenders.

You know, it is clear that the purchasing power of the strategy has diminished significantly.

the primary reason that I have been hearing, personally from firefighters, is the pay gap.

I want to emphasize that word, 'required'.

The funding was provided for this effort in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act.

I am quite pleased that we had that legislative achievement, and I hope the advance helps with the predictable and stable funding for years to come.

please, any extra attention you can give to that Warm Springs project will be much, much appreciated.

Everywhere I go in Oregon I hear people say: Let us do everything we can to make the forest more resilient.

we have to bring balance to our forests through collaboration, we need to work across the lines, the divisions of the timber wars of the past.

I feel strongly that if we want to build a safer, more competitive country, we can't give up on the need to invest right here at home.

We need to double down on other forest management activities critical to forest resilience and forest health.

What can we do to actually implement significant co-management work that I find completely appropriate and valuable?

Thank you for fully funding the new Hopi Detention Center.

The key is that we maintain this agreement, when it comes up for renewal in 2024.

A major driver is a $742 million increase to expand access to health care across all IHS Direct Service lines.

Once we lose them there, they are gone. And we know how hard it is to get the phosphorus out of the lake.