The Howard Hanson Project is critical in my State and I'm going to be watching the progress of that very closely...

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

Let's work together on physician reimbursement. I know the community, and all of us at some point will really appreciate that.

When there is consolidation, there is no competition, prices go up, and care potentially can go down.

I think that you are absolutely right. We have heard from many of our small, rural hospitals that are so grateful for this program, because out of everywhere, I think, the 340B savings in rural communities has really provided a lifeline…

I'm going to be watching that very closely.

I rise today to honor and congratulate Mr. Joe McDermott on his retirement following 22 years of public service. Joe retires from Washington's King County Council, where he has represented King County's eighth district and been an…

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

I come to the floor this afternoon to urge all of my colleagues to join me in voting to confirm Joshua Jacobs to serve as Under Secretary for Benefits at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Mr. Jacobs is an exceptionally qualified…

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

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.

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

Upholding our promises to our veterans isn't just critical to our country; it is really personal to me.

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

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

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

Bottom line, if we fail to fund the VA and in a timely way, it is our Nation's veterans who pay the price.

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