The differential in pay between different areas of the country, I think, is obsolete because people can work anywhere.

On October 25, 2023, that was the darkest day in Maine history in my lifetime.

Why not empower the local managers, if they have a need give them a budget, they decide what they need, who they need, and do the hiring and hold them accountable.

Ultimately this is all about service to veterans.

Why not empower the local managers, if they have a need give them a budget, they decide what they need, who they need, and do the hiring and hold them accountable.

On October 25, 2023, that was the darkest day in Maine history in my lifetime.

I believe that the whole idea of differential pay in different regions, based on cost of living, is somewhat obsolete.

Ultimately this is all about service to veterans.

The differential in pay between different areas of the country, I think, is obsolete because people can work anywhere.

We have to really think hard about all the steps, and here is one of them.

We are turning away and losing veterans because of lack of staff. It is an enormous problem.

I rise with great sadness today to honor my friend and our colleague Senator Dianne Feinstein. She was a pioneer and a strong and dignified leader. Dianne, who was the longest serving woman in Senate history, had a career marked by many…

I am not contesting that some of the policies you see coming out of the White House are concerning on oil and gas production here domestically.

As an oyster farmer specifically, do you have any concerns about offshore wind development and how could it impact local aquaculture operations?

I would agree with you that some of their policies as I stated earlier as an example up in Alaska are the wrong calls. And I would condemn that.

I think that this administration is governing over an increase in oil and gas production while simultaneously seemingly unwilling to celebrate that which they should be celebrating.

Do you have any concerns that it could also be potentially harmful to the ecosystem?

As a Member of Congress, our job description up here is really short: Just take care of your constituency and just have oversight of the Federal Government, and we do that through things called appropriations and hearings. Appropriations…