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Most importantly, I want expedited resolution for the veterans who I think rightly deserve care.

The only reason the omnibus language is in there is--I have been a Senator for 3 years. I have been working on it for 3 years, and I want to get it done.

It seems like we are talking half steps to really get to a point to where the presumption favors the veteran.

I think the baseline bill is very important.

I believe that a lot of what gets you to the fifth star is all the hard work that is done by the men and women in the facility.

I am proud to introduce my friend and colleague, Robert Wilkie, as the nominee for Secretary of the VA.

It would seem that every American who is qualified and willing to risk their life to keep our country safe should be able to serve.

I am relying on firsthand experience.

There must be discretion.

I fear ICE gave him a death sentence.

But it seems to me his enforcement efforts have been unfocused and sometimes arbitrary.

I think somebody should look at this. I mean, this is siloed.

If that is the case, let me--my time is limited--if that is the case, if this is duplicative, if the work of the Coastal Resilience Center really is not needed, then you need to document that.

The best way to utilize limited law enforcement resources is to prioritize those who truly provide a threat to public safety and national security.

This is someone who did show up.

Isn't it true that a number of these people are seeking out CBP agents, not trying to evade them?

Large numbers of them, I know, are seeking refuge from poverty and physical danger in their home countries.

It is true, isn't it, that they reached historic lows in 2017, and are still well under the peaks experienced in previous decades.