It seems like a big issue to me.

Other nations do that and they have much better health outcome than we do.

Is there not also kind of an informal power that comes in the reverse if you do not have a confirmed nominee?

the Senate holds on ambassadorial nominees are harming our national interest.

Holding up a nominee, particularly a career nominee for reasons unrelated to that individual's qualifications is something that needs to end.

And that is not just for the political appointees.

When Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, we did not have an ambassador in Egypt.

the Senate holds on ambassadorial nominees are harming our national interest.

if we mattered to you, you would have someone here, right?

When the security situation in Haiti spiraled downward, we had no ambassador in place.

We will reach 100 percent clean energy for our DOD facilities in Virginia by 2030.

Virginia has become a real leader in clean energy.

This is already urgent in Virginia. The sea level rise in Hampton Roads is imposing significant costs on our military installations, but also on our communities.

We need to be looking at the region comprehensively, especially with all the federal facilities.

I think America's greatest strength is our alliances.

it is important to get the AUKUS piece right before we like prematurely add others in.

I do think we have enough data. But this issue is about how when the Army Corps does their assessments of what's needed that they don't take into account the federal facilities.

I think America's greatest strength is our alliances.