But my understanding is you were going to exempt the contract from CMS. Is that right?

I am not centric on fossil fuels. I am just centric on American energy, and it has to be reliable, effective, and abundant.

I understand, you know, the anxiety, I think, that exists, you know, especially with regards to Fort Hood.

And I think the crux of the claim is we need help on delivering the contracts.

Because I think we all want a win, and we want to make sure our veterans are taken care of.

My point is it is a national security issue.

I think we pretty much established we have no viable plan to secure critical minerals and the materials necessary to drive the EV, not at present.

So do I have your commitment to work on that?

I certainly appreciate, we appreciate you all making a priority on the child development centers.

I hear you loud and clear, and I think that that is critically important.

I really understand the frontline, as we are edging towards a possible nuclear conflict.

I think we are looking at it, too.

We were not going to let this happen again, and thanks to our efforts last Congress we kept our promise.

These folks are straight shooters. They tell us what you need.

I think if we didn't recognize anything else, when we went through COVID, that the reliance that America has on... is very problematic and, quite frankly, very dangerous to our country and to the people that live here.

Thank you for your service. I know you have a difficult task.

But, as I go around, what I am hearing is, is it your policy at the VA that a servicemember who is not fully vaccinated, can he go to surgery?

there are actually more gases in the environment right now than prior to the Biden administration.