I thank the gentleman. Then the last point that I would make--as my good friend from Virginia, who was here earlier, made--and that is, it impacts every community across our Nation. We all are border cities now. The State of Montana is…

It has. The gentleman from Texas, I think, would agree that we are in a sad state when the humans across this Nation have devolved into where they now have become collateral. The family, friends, and relatives of the people who have…

I remember I was just struck when it came to Congress, hydro is not classified as a renewable source of energy.

If the Biden Administration moves blindly, which we are seeing them doing today, to shut down all fossil fuel generation, that balance will be threatened and reliability concern turns into a stark reality.

There is a real threat that during peak conditions we could face the same issues that we have seen in places like California, Texas and others most recently.

As a government, we did not learn our lesson after Vietnam.

Although Congress established a presumptive process and diseases for Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange in 1991, it is now over 40 years... and they are still fighting for inclusion of presumptive diseases.

But the bottom line is this is a big issue, and it costs a lot of money, but the fact is that taking care of our veterans is a cost of war.

We have a lot more work to do. I think this Committee is committed to doing it.

The Palomares nuclear accident caused untold suffering and pain to men and women in uniform sent to the clean-up without proper protection and guidance.

One of your top priorities is adding hypertension to, you know, this list, Agent Orange.

When we promise to train and equip our servicemembers so that they are ready for war we also promised to care for them as veterans after they return home.

I don't think we are going to have the economy that is going to work for all parts of this country.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the extreme gun control measures being pushed by the Democratic majority. Make no mistake, they are extreme and an assault on our freedoms. The Second Amendment…

Agriculture got pounded because of the trade wars of the previous Administration.

We have wasted literally decades deliberating over science and wrestling with bureaucratic red tape.

I want to thank you for your service. I want to thank you for your testimony.

The DoD has a moral imperative as well as a military one.