Every grave, every resting place of a veteran ought to be a national shrine, not just if they are in a national cemetery, but every place they are laid to rest.

The design engineers must have not recognized that the weather does not always come from above.

I will work with you in hopes that we can find an innovative way to get us to a position in which that decision and the funding is available more rapidly than it otherwise might be.

Is there anything going on in Kansas in regard to the topic of today's hearing that I should be made aware of?

We are trying to get six appropriation bills, including VA HUD, on the Senate floor, which seems like we are going to do before March 8th.

The design engineers must have not recognized that the weather does not always come from above.

Every grave, every resting place of a veteran ought to be a national shrine, not just if they are in a national cemetery, but every place they are laid to rest.

We continue to look at underserved communities, to include rural veterans and African American veterans.

I wanted to make sure that I am not missing something on any tribal issues in Kansas.

I thank him for his leadership and the tremendous efforts that he and his team in Kansas make to care for those who served our Nation.

Is there anything going on in Kansas in regard to the topic of today's hearing that I should be made aware of?

We continue to look at underserved communities, to include rural veterans and African American veterans.

I thank him for his leadership and the tremendous efforts that he and his team in Kansas make to care for those who served our Nation.

Are staffing levels, are positions filled and adequately staffed in Kansas, beyond just cemeteries?

It has been a good--I agree with the Senator from New Hampshire--it has been a--from Maine--I appreciate what we have heard today.

I will work with you in hopes that we can find an innovative way to get us to a position in which that decision and the funding is available more rapidly than it otherwise might be.

I wanted to make sure that I am not missing something on any tribal issues in Kansas.

We are trying to get six appropriation bills, including VA HUD, on the Senate floor, which seems like we are going to do before March 8th.