Dr. Soofer, have you considered the possible impacts on the existing schedule for the ongoing and planned life-extension programs and the additional costs and effort on top of all the other outstanding requirements across the complex?

The Nuclear Posture Review reaffirms the military requirements for plutonium pit production of 30 per year by 2026.

Dr. Soofer the national labs and sites have said they are as busy as they have ever been when considering the Life Extension Projects that are already underway and the ones planned in the future.

Is there value in having three separate laser scaling efforts, or should we be concentrating our resources on two competing lines of effort?

What is your fiscal year 2019 budget request for support of this important program?

I strongly support plans to replace these inadequate facilities with a new LEED Gold building.

I worked last year with your office on legislation in the fiscal year 2018 NDAA to increase the statutory cap.

I continue to be a strong supporter of a modest set-aside of funding for Laboratory-Directed Research and Development.

Any cuts to tribal programs hamper the tribe's ability to sufficiently provide services to its members.

So is it fair to say that unilateral withdrawal has been taken off the table?

Funding for social safety net programs is very much linked with healthcare programs.

However, I believe maintenance of WIPP must be a top priority.

Do you have a forecast of what NNSA plans to spend over the following two years?

Thank you so much, Senator Daines.

I thank the Presiding Officer for recognizing me. Mr. President, I know the Presiding Officer hasn't been here the whole time, but many Senators have been speaking about climate change. We see in the Presiding Officer's State, in Glacier…

Will you also commit to reviewing your office's Indian Country declination rates and working with tribal leaders to identify and resolve any barriers to prosecution?

Can I get your commitment that you will speak to your Federal law enforcement counterparts about increasing their investigation efforts in Indian Country?

Any successful response to the opioid and substance abuse crisis in Indian Country must be driven by the tribes.