We often talk in this Committee about the need for better collaboration between DoD and VA when it comes to improving the well-being of veterans in the long term.

I do expect for the demand to increase in the future.

Would EPA consider scrapping this process, restarting and working with Members of Congress to really move this forward?

We are always looking for new opportunities to strengthen those relationships.

So is there some concrete way that they know that somebody is trying to get their financial information or something so that they can just shut it down?

I am quite worried that we are going to keep rebuilding these places because there is a political economy around ignoring the facts of the matter.

So would you support the establishment of a joint natural infrastructure science program, because I find that working with universities, or, in fact, even with students in high school and in earlier grades where they are exposed to these…

I think that does it for this hearing. And I have to say, trial lawyers may have influence but apparently not as much influence as the NRA around here.

we can't afford to allow politics to interfere with our basing decisions.

I am particularly concerned about representation from our AANHPI (Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander) communities, geographically isolated communities like many that we find in Hawaii that are struggling with both cost and…

Making sure that it is in an accessible format is critical so we make sure, as you said, the money flows to where it is most needed right now.

I do view our overall defense posture, especially in my home State of Hawaii, as needing to be a whole-of-government approach, including agriculture, including our ability to feed ourselves, protect our natural resources, live up to our…

Cesspool conversion is a very big issue in many of our communities across our country, and I would say especially in rural America.

It is one thing to report, but it is another for them to be able to shut it down on their own.

That is the epitome, in my opinion, of a lot of government overreach into individual family farms.

To help prevent any further degradation to our air transportation system, I urge the Committee to continue to support investments in new technologies and infrastructure projects to meet this critical challenge.

I think we really need to talk about how IP affects GDP.

First and foremost, get our own house in order.