If we don't act, these catastrophic wildfires will continue to threaten lives.

It is penny-wise and pound-foolish.

My sense it is not anybody's priority and it is not adequately funded.

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

We pay for illness, not wellness.

We are not serving veterans if a home closes because they cannot meet the staffing standards because they cannot find the people.

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?

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

One of the bills I have submitted, which goes along with the list that Senator Barrasso gave about different bills addressing this is one that would say that the Forest Service can allow less than eight-inch trees to be removed for free.

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

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

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

It seems to me that opens up liability questions and it puts the staff under a lot of strain because it is just unrealistic right now.

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

You are going to have fewer beds for veterans to go to.

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

However, we are not taking cognizance of the big picture, which is the CO2 released by these catastrophic fires.

It may be that we need to have more cutting in order to prevent that CO2 being released by fires.