This important legislation is critical to ensuring safe and effective drugs for our Nation's livestock industry and farm animals for the next 5 years.

I am introducing the Guardianship Grant Flexibility Act with Chairman Casey to remove barriers by making Federal guardianship grants more flexible.

Thank you for that, and anybody listening out there, get with your respective Senators within your states and support that idea.

even $17 an hour, that is not a living wage in this day and age.

This legislation would preserve security of our Nation's food supply by making certain the medications administered to food-producing animals are safe for animal and human health.

I ask unanimous consent that the following Senators be permitted to speak prior to the scheduled votes: Myself, for up to 10 minutes; Senator Kaine, for up to 10 minutes; Senator Risch, for up to 5 minutes; Senator Menendez, for up to 5…

The last question for me will be in regard to the Bill that we are dropping, the Guardianship Grant Flexibility Act.

I am probably the most outspoken Republican on the benefit of unions, but you have got to be careful where they go.

they are so important in today's world vis-a-vis large public companies, multinationals.

The intent of my bill is to provide greater leadership stability at VHA by shielding the agency from leadership turnover.

Anything that the VA can do to give realistic numbers for all of us to take a look at as we make these decisions is going to be helpful in the end to the care we provide for the veterans.

The VA that so many veterans and employees now and love today simply would not be what it is were it not for the steady leadership of Dr. Kizer.

Removing statutory restrictions on how many assistant undersecretaries for health VHA can have and what their professional backgrounds may be will allow VA's healthcare system to adapt.

they are so important in today's world vis-a-vis large public companies, multinationals.

the best avoidance of a union is to treat your employees like family, pay good wages, have good benefits.

I request that this committee get specific answers for what the accountability regime was for this unlawful action by the United States Air Force.

A lot has changed in that time. We now have a Space Force. The end of operations in Afghanistan. A Russian war in Ukraine on the eastern flank of NATO.

I appreciate very much my colleague from Florida's continued focus on the need to fully account for what went wrong with the Biden administration's horribly botched withdrawal from Afghanistan; however, I regret that I must oppose his…