A new motto, Mr. Chairman. Support our warriors. Hire the spouse.

I think we need to balance the things we ask of our services to do and especially in uncertain times like we have today.

Certainly we cannot avoid--or should we avoid budgetary considerations? We all have to live within budgets.

The retention is so important because if we could move the average retention out a year, that would be a significant savings across the board because of the training costs.

The largest question before this committee is, are we recruiting and retaining the people that we need?

The Guard rests to some extent on the good will and support of employers, and I am hearing resistance from employers.

I listened with great attentiveness to the very distinguished chair of the Judiciary Committee, whom I have the utmost respect for, but I feel that I must respond, given this important question that is not before this body but should be…

this week, this body is talking about one of the most serious problems facing our country. The word ``epidemic'' really isn't strong enough to represent what we are seeing in terms of drug addiction--opioids and heroin, in particular. The…

I rise in disappointment, surprise, and some confusion that we have this bill. We spent a week--I went to the Judiciary Committee. The bill came out of the committee unanimously. There is tremendous interest in this subject. When I have…

This shipyard is considered the gold standard. It's the most productive of our four public shipyards.

In fact, the language that we put in the Omnibus gives NOAA the flexibility to substitute other funds.

I have heard from veterans, veteran services organizations, and VA officials that the Choice Program's continuum of care process is broken and dysfunctional.

I do not understand the resistance of the VA to preserving the program.

I particularly am pleased to see that funding of $27 million has been requested to replace the medical and dental clinic.

That law, that requirement, to consider China as a non-market economy, has directly benefitted American workers seeking to combat unfair and illegal trade practices by China.

ARCH ought to be the model for the Choice program.

I just cannot overstate how satisfied the veterans are with this program.

Will you direct your NOAA officials who are going to be at the forum this weekend to truly sit down with our fishermen and try to work out a solution that does not result in even more of the ground fishermen in my State and throughout New…