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On January 5th, 2021, not January 6th, but January 5th, the Congress passed a bill requiring reimbursement for domiciliary care.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Our veterans should not suffer because of the delay in issuing these regulations.

It is penny-wise and pound-foolish.

I hope that is a focus because I think we cannot lose these wonderful physicians.

We are not serving veterans if a home closes because they cannot meet the staffing standards because they cannot find the people. Let us get real here.

Because every day you can keep a veteran in their home they are happier and the system is saving money.

How do we get there, and are we in the process of getting there setting unrealistic standards that will in fact lead to nursing home closures?

We have got enormous staffing problems, and to say you have got to have a certain--it seems to me that opens up liability questions.

We should start with the programs to build the staff and maintain the staff that we have, then talk about increasing.

It has been getting worse since we had the pandemic. Supply chain shortages, the war with Russian and Ukraine, all things that have driven up food prices.

There are not enough childcare slots for people. There isn't adequate housing. There isn't always adequate transportation in rural areas.

SNAP is becoming even more of a lifeline as families feel the impact of inflation and higher food costs.

I am fully opposed to doing any more in this farm bill that would restrict people's access to healthy foods.

That to me shouldn't require an IG report. That should be on the books now, I think.

What was most disturbing to me was when I learned through some of the court filings that there was an Air Force memorandum that indicated that he had been repeatedly warned.

Should new aircraft be fielded in a manner that is proportional to the Guard's operational contributions?

And yet the President's budget request cuts the Guard and Reserve budget by $3 billion compared to fiscal year 2023 enacted levels, impeding both modernization and readiness.