I think it is really an issue of fairness and it looks like all the panelists would agree with that approach.

Tribal leaders and federal partners must work together to protect our Tribal communities with effective and well-funded policy solutions to address the opioid crisis.

we need to get the Federal dollars to the places that don't have anything first.

the leaders from the North Slope Borough are in town right now, the elected leaders, tribal leaders, Alaska Native Corporation leaders. They tried to meet with Secretary Haaland seven times in a row since they have been here. Seven times…

I think that is pretty obvious.

What about communities with no water and sewer, none? No flush toilets, American citizens.

I appreciate your holding this hearing. I think it is a topic that is all too often overlooked.

again, strategic nuclear deterrence. Pretty darned important. I guess he is going to have to sit on the sidelines for longer. I want to go now to another element of our military, and that is Special Operations. And this is an opportunity…

well, that was another downgrade of readiness for America right there. Madam President, let me go into another very, very impressive military member. We don't talk about this part of our military that much; but, boy, oh boy, is it…

let's go directly to our great U.S. Navy. This is James P. Downey to be Vice Admiral and Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command. Again, we all know that the Navy is the critical service. They are all critical, but when it comes to China, we…

I am just going to conclude. I am disappointed. We are done here. We don't have any more for tonight, but I think this has been enlightening. I think this has been enlightening because what we have been able to do--hopefully, some people…

Let's move to the Air Force. Let's move for Scott L. Pleus to be Lieutenant General and Director of Staff at the U.S. Air Force. As you know, Mr. President, being an Army man, West Point grad, Director of Staff of your service is one of…

This next one, I believe, is an empty billet. I am pretty sure. I have to double-check my math here. This is Shoshana Chatfield to be Vice Admiral and U.S. Military Representative to NATO. NATO. There is a lot going on in NATO right now…

It is good to see the Presiding Officer in the Chair. I appreciate his being here. Mr. President, several of my nominations that I have been trying to get my colleague to agree with--again, he still hasn't answered the quote ``If they want…

the final one. It is so ironic. I didn't mean it to be this way, but I am so proud of it. It is a U.S. Marine Colonel--I am a U.S. Marine Colonel; these are my peer groups--to be Brigadier General of the U.S. Marine Corps. Let's read about…

let's go back to the importance--you are seeing some themes here. Navy, certainly. Boy, are we decimating the U.S. Navy. Decimating. Unbelievable. I am just shocked at how many Navy Admirals we are putting on the bench right now. The…

we have three more that we are going to do. That will be 61 tonight. And Senator Ernst and I--and I know a lot of our other colleagues want to join us--we are going to keep coming down here. So let me get through these, and then I will…

I have one more before I turn it over to my colleague from Iowa. It is a joint operation here. The only reason I am doing one more is because, guess what, another Navy officer--another Navy officer. The Chinese are like: Man, I can't…