I think it is incumbent upon all of us to make this right.

I think the last thing we should be doing is pulling the rug out from under them by ending the Secure Rural Schools program.

it's troubling that so many veterans slip through the cracks.

I share your optimism for telehealth and the possibility of increased access to VA mental health care in rural areas.

This committee has a responsibility to stand up for science, to stand with researchers and innovators who keep America at the cutting edge of science and technology.

When the committee receives a covert action finding or a MoN, we need to be confident that the Agency is not exceeding its approved authority.

I really appreciate it.

Have there been any discussions to assign this particular mission to the Guard?

Is there a plan in place to ensure New Mexico will be unit equipped with a sustainable and viable mission in the near future?

Last Saturday was Earth Day, and the first March for Science took place across the country--I was in Santa Fe at one of the 600 marches across the globe--to highlight the importance of scientific research at a time when many scientists…

I think Senator Nelson talked about that. This is exactly the kind of low-cost, high-impact success story I envisioned when fighting to authorize the Flight Opportunities Program in the 2009 NASA bill.

Investing in space technology is investing in our future.

Congress must take concrete action that focuses our limited resources on investing in working families.

Do you think that it would be misguided to prioritize tax cuts over things like job training and early childhood education?

I just want to speak very briefly to Dr. Kane's comment about New Mexico.

I welcome the opportunity to correct the record on that point.

The United States has long been the global leader in opportunity and innovation.

Too many people here in Washington D.C. think that if the stock market is on the rise, the economy is doing just fine.