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

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

I will convey that information to all the members of the Committee. I would love to visit you both in your respective States.

Could Congress help encourage more fruitful partnerships by providing tribes with their own direct funding?

robust direct funding to tribal communities

Should DOJ law enforcement and the U.S. Attorney's Office be doing more to investigate and prosecute drug crimes in Indian Country?

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

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

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

I really believe that, you know, from the position that the Democrats have laid out in terms of an infrastructure package, the things that you all are talking about over here--there's a lot of room for common ground, and I hope we can come…

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

NAFTA needs updating to take account of current trade conditions and to strengthen environmental and labor standards.

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

I would just urge you if you're going down the road, if the President's going down the road to unilateral withdrawal--I would also urge you to talk to Secretary Perry.

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…

Thank you so much, Senator Daines.

Has the Administration made public any analysis of the legal consequences of unilateral withdrawal?

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?