the power of the President at the end of the process. If he or she disapproves of the recommendations, the commission ends without further action.

I think we can all agree that the VA's sole mission is to provide services to our nation's veterans.

I want to get the VA out of the luxury hotel management business.

We cannot support legislation that would sell an American monument to a private company, thereby losing an American historical monument.

Clearly, the ESA process is broken, and the Federal status quo is not working for species, farmers and ranchers, and rural communities that depend on our natural resources.

The FISH Act is a bipartisan solution aimed at clearing up regulatory confusion between two Federal agencies.

It's time for a more efficient and holistic approach to manage species under one, not two, Federal agencies.

Many times. And I think that has always been at your invitation.

If Bonneville, as the fourth-biggest customer, has to buy from other sources, where does that electricity from other sources come from?

Hydropower is a reliable and emissions-free source of electricity that accounts for a majority of the Nation's total renewable electricity generation.

The time and money wasted by Federal agencies and those impacted by their decisions is frustrating and unnecessary.

Today, we will consider two common-sense bills aimed at improving the recovery of certain Endangered Species Act listed fish species, while providing certainty for water and power users.

But do you sometimes have to buy from either nuclear or fossil fuel sources?

While dams provide clean, renewable energy throughout the West, they also provide other important benefits to their regions, including flood control, providing irrigation for some of the most productive agricultural areas of the Nation…

the 340B Program has been a lifeline for providers who care for low-income and vulnerable patients.

the purpose was to quote stretch scarce federal resources as far as possible, reaching more eligible patients, and providing more comprehensive services.

the President just openly talking about nuclear arms and building of stockpiles and all of that stuff, there's real danger there, and we all know that, and that rhetoric is dangerous

last weekend a man camped out on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. He stockpiled 23 weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. He set up bipods and scopes. He brought a hammer to knock out the window. Then, on…