Your experience makes a difference, and if there are things that come to you, that is very helpful to us.

I have also heard that some producers may get a grant, so they might be smaller and still manage to get a grant, but because there is no technical assistance components to those grants, it can be very difficult for them to successfully…

Mr. Price, in your testimony you mentioned how helpful NRCS is and that the personnel there are an incredible resource for ranchers.

We all have pressure about making sure we are doing the right thing for those species, and we are supporting and advocating for our producers and our ranchers and farmers.

I appreciate that. I agree with you that that sort of education and technical assistance needs to be driven back down to the local level and make that available.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

This is exactly what I want to hear, although I would encourage you to work with all Federal agencies...

I am pleased to see the President's budget for FY17 calls for $3.4 billion for the European Reassurance Initiative.

the reason I am here before you is for the last 2 years I have been trying to work with the Bureau of Indian Affairs to bring some resolution, some assistance, some help, some recognition.

The way I understand perpetuity, that is forever, right? That is perpetuity.

It seems to me this is a change in doctrine that is really disturbing.

What has the European response been to the $3.4 billion European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) in the FY17 budget request?

I think that creates some real risk for us.

Are we seeing any changes in terms of Europe's commitment to defense spending in response to Russia's increased aggression in the region?

I hope the Congress will listen to the advice of our military commanders.

What has the Russian response been to the $3.4 billion European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) in the FY17 budget request?

Thank you, Mr. President, for the recognition, and I just want to say to Senator Feinstein that this Senator has listened to many of her remarks and very much agrees with what she said, which is that we should be doing our job in terms of…