I should have probably never had to make that call, and how that person would get this assumed promotion after they had messed up.

I know you also have more flexibility on sometimes just eliminating people who have not been able to get up to the par of service.

But it's a concern for the 2018 election?

I have not had a veteran saying, 'I wish I could go,' because they can if they want.

I am saying if Los Angeles has got a problem and I have got a problem, I could be in real trouble.

The other thing, Russia or any other country that has been found guilty of meddling in our elections, which I think that we have confirmed by all our intelligence communities, what punishment or what recommendations of punishment or…

As a result of the Russians meddling in 2016, I'd fought to ensure the bill passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee included a directive for DHS to provide technical assistance to State and local law enforcement to secure…

I wish you and your staff well, and I do support you.

Should we treat a cyber attack or intrusion on our government, on our country, if sponsored or directed by a foreign government, which we know was, an act of war?

We're coming down to the wire on the election, as you all know.

Well, if that's the case then we have a nuclear weapons retaliation policy; shouldn't we have a cyber retaliation policy?

So we're facing the same, if not worse?

I have introduced, with Ranking Member Green, the Comprehensive Opioid Recovery's Act, to approve treatment for those suffering from opioid addiction.

Removing the stigma of addiction is one of the most important things we as members of Congress can do to respond to this national emergency and will dramatically change how we prevent and treat this complex disease.

What is the status of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site storage license review? What can we expect to see in the next 5 years on this nuclear waste storage issue?

I am asking you, please, to look at more diversion into West Virginia--some of the funds and resources that you can to help out in this situation.

the economic impact is $36 billion, almost at the turn of the switch, but on top of that, the security of our nation.

If we are going to be energy dominant, how are we energy dominant if in an emergency if we are going to rely on a foreign government to provide us a natural resource to be able to provide electricity in New England?