I think you learn a lot by being there, and the other thing is you will build some relationships that will be helpful.

We need a real commitment that you are willing to work with the locals.

I do not think we always feel like we have gotten the right kind of response from the Forest Service.

it is time that we get the Board up and running and that we make sure that we have enough judicial support in D.C.

I think, obviously, you are highly competent and a trained professional.

I think it has been a tragedy, and I am glad you are moving forward.

First impressions are everything, and when you release that document, I think it is fair for us to assume that there was data beyond that document.

If you really want this to work, as Senator McCaskill has said, you have to form a greater partnerships with us.

Did you consult the President's Postal Task Force? Did you consult the Postal Service? What were their recommendations as you move forward with a recommendation for privatization?

We must prioritize the needs of our Native American communities.

I mean, right now our farmers produce the highest-quality, lowest-cost food supply in the world that benefits every single American, every single day.

As you make this change, are you really empowering these small business programs, or are you going to turn it into a big old bureaucracy where you cannot even find somebody that is supposed to help you, let alone actually get the help?

I have always been a big fan of the SBA.

We must work together to find solutions that benefit all parties involved.

I think it is clear--I have been probably one of the most outspoken critics of the President's trade policy here, certainly on this side of the aisle.

the right way to do it is to expand trade agreements, in my opinion, not impose reciprocal tariffs.

I am going to stay on the macro effects of this trade policy, because this is not good for our economy.

I am deeply concerned about the long-term ramifications of this so-called short-term policy.