The defueling and closure of Red Hill must continue to stay on schedule.

Do you believe that the entirety of your Department has an obligation to carry out this trust responsibility?

I think it's really important that we understand how achieved partnerships are compared to these weapon systems.

Do I have your commitment to continue to support robust funding for the Native Hawaiian Education Program?

Do you believe that the entirety of your Department has an obligation to carry out this trust responsibility?

Negotiations are ongoing, but I think they're going reasonably well and the strategic importance of these relationships with the Freely Associated States continue to grow.

Do I have your commitment to continue to support robust funding for the Native Hawaiian Education Program?

These are the kinds of things that define our relationship with these Pacific Island leaders, whether we respect them.

I think it is a very, very dangerous thing to do, in the education context.

I do think it is really important that you have your people drill down, and just make sure that all the good people doing all the good work, understand that they have an obligation, under Federal law.

Can you reassure the people of Hawaii that Red Hill will never be used for fuel storage or fuel operations once it is emptied?

I think it's really important that we understand how achieved partnerships are compared to these weapon systems.

Do I have your commitment to make sure that all of the good people in your Department administering programs...get the message with precision and clarity from you?

My office has heard concerns with the--from current prison education providers about difficulties working with the Department on the implementation of Pell eligibility.

As General Milley said, war with China is not inevitable.

I want to submit for the record a Unified Statement from Hawaii State Leaders about the importance of pure water and the remediation of the lands impacted by the Red Hill Fuel Spill.

During the May 11 hearing, Secretary Austin confirmed that DoD established a registry of potentially exposed individuals to the Red Hill fuel spill.

I was disappointed to see that the budget request makes no mention of the Native Hawaiian community.