This is the lowest number that we have seen, that I have seen in 11.5 years that I have been here.

These projects will not get done unless there is real money in them.

I am disappointed to see the significant reduction in proposed funding for LWCF.

We've got Vietnam veterans getting older. There's more pressure on you guys, and that's why it was beefed up.

the delay was unacceptable and it reinforces the need to advance a new electronic health record (EHR) system.

So, you're confident that the budget will reflect the realities, even with our removal from the JCPOA.

the very real threats that China poses to our national security, and that they need to be addressed directly.

This is playing the long game, here, but it's the important strategy we need to lay out.

the time is past where the U.S. can be complacent.

I say this because, right now, VA Montana told us that they're nearly fully staffed.

I would argue that second-shift workers and second-grade teachers are tired of this approach we have to social welfare.

It is not too much to ask to say, if you are getting a benefit from the government, you should have to do something to receive that.

Are we making headway? Look, I mean, I don't--I'm not indicating that I think that this isn't a valiant effort. It is.

I want to make this clear. That bill would have been passed last year if we could have got the VA's endorsement of that bill.

I have been told that this bill is being used to get rid of people for political reasons.

We have a tribe called the Little Shell in Montana, the Little Shell of Chippewa Indians. For over a generation, they have been trying to receive recognition.

This is one area where Maria Cantwell and I can work together.

I support getting to a conclusion on this.