Experts said, as you did in your testimony, that we have not even reached the peak need for behavioral health services as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

If VBA cannot guarantee it fairly accounts for all the complexity of a disabled veteran's claim, then we need to take a look at the process and change it.

I am concerned, however, that next year is not soon enough for disabled veterans weathering the storm of this pandemic.

You got the easiest damn hearing in VA history. Okay? Don't ever count on this happening again.

Disabled veterans must have confidence that their claims will be fairly and accurately decided.

I heard directly from Border Patrol agents of the need to secure the southern border to stop the flow of illegal drugs.

I am very committed to working with my colleague Senator Stabenow towards that goal.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, an issue at the top of my mind and many others following a year of isolation for Montanans and Americans across the country.

Mental health and substance use transcends barriers, divides, and differences.

I think the American people would like to see more of this.

In Montana and across the country, we do not have a job shortage; we have a labor shortage.

Treatment centers like Rimrock make a world of difference in our communities, and they are more important now than ever before as we come out of this pandemic.

I am very concerned that the recent decision to support waiving vaccine IP protections will harm U.S. innovation; it will harm our leadership in vaccines; it will provide a windfall for adversaries such as China and Russia, as well as not…

We need to protect these IP rights so we continue to foster the innovation that allowed these breakthroughs.

I do think it is important that we look for ways to increase access to mental health treatment.

We must aim to meet the challenges of today, and prepare for the increased needs that this pandemic has created.

Thanks to the leadership of our new Governor Greg Gianforte, life in Montana is on its way to getting back to normal.

The importance of expanding access to important markets around the world and assuring that our Montana small businesses, workers, our farmers, our ranchers are able to compete on a level playing field in this global committee, frankly…