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.

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

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

Our adversaries are doing everything they can to get ahead.

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

I'm going to be watching that very closely.

I will do everything we can to live up to that obligation.

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

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.

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

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

We cannot afford to shortchange these projects.

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

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

I am disheartened that funding for the very agency that is responsible for generating 96 percent of the funds that support the Federal Government's operations has become such a partisan issue.

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.

Our adversaries are doing everything they can to get ahead.

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