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

Effective water management is essential to keeping our families healthy, our environment thriving and our economy competitive.

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

I'm going to be watching that very closely.

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

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

We cannot afford to shortchange these projects.

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

Today's hearing marks another important step as we work to return to regular order and pass in a timely bipartisan way our funding bills to keep our families safe, our economy strong, and our Nation competitive with adversaries like China.

Today's hearing marks another important step as we work to return to regular order and pass in a timely bipartisan way our funding bills to keep our families safe, our economy strong, and our Nation competitive with adversaries like China.

I look forward to working together on this year's appropriations bills, to make sure that we provide the Department of Energy and National Security Administration the resources that you need.

President Biden's budget shows he also understands that when we make a promise to our veterans our word has to be ironclad.

Effective water management is essential to keeping our families healthy, our environment thriving and our economy competitive.

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

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

I do support efforts to move forward only after you are confident about the safety and effectiveness of the system.

When it comes to our veterans, we cannot cut corners, we can't break our promises, and we can't let partisan politics get in the way of passing funding the VA needs.

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.