we can fulfill our commitment to make sure veterans receive the care and support they earned, including veterans who experience toxic exposures.

we have to work in a timely, bipartisan way, and live up to our responsibility here to provide the funding our Nations needs.

if we want to stay ahead we can't just focus on defense spending, we have to invest in the many other programs that keep our country strong, and safe, and competitive.

People totally are not taking their appointments, can't get to appointments, child care is an issue.

We have to keep our faucets running, we have to keep our ports bustling, our farms irrigated, and our electric grid reliable...

We have to keep our faucets running, we have to keep our ports bustling, our farms irrigated, and our electric grid reliable...

We cannot seed ground and let countries like China get ahead of us and capitalize on the defining discoveries of the future.

we recently provided $75 million in the Inflation Reduction Act for the Tribal Loan Guarantee Program

It has been almost 5 years since the VA signed a contract with Cerner to implement this new electronic health record.

Every single member of this committee voted to pass the PACT Act because we know veterans who are exposed to toxins in the line of duty deserve care.

ensuring that our Tribes and indigenous communities have access to clean, reliable power is really critical

I want to see us grow even bolder to make sure we are making the necessary investments to give these critical projects their due.

I look forward to working together on this year's Appropriations Bill to make sure we are providing the Department, our veterans, and their families with the benefits, care, and support that they need.

Let us be clear, anything other than a regular appropriations process will have negative impacts across the VA, and will hurt veterans back in our states who need to get their claims processed.

No one who has put their life on the line for our country should struggle to provide for their family.

the Federal Government has a legal and moral obligation to clean up the Hanford Site, and protect Hanford workers.

We need to tackle this crisis now before there is more lasting damage.

I'm going to be watching that very closely.