I want to thank my esteemed colleague from Wyoming, Senator Barrasso, for his comments. He shared many of the same views I have. As I think about the job I do as a Senator--perhaps one of the most important jobs we have as Senators is…

Are you confident that these steps are sufficient?

I would hope that you would take the necessary steps to let people know that if they have--we will call them challenges--that we are there, you are there.

When they come forward with the recommendations, even if you do not like them, then tell this Committee that you think they are wrong.

I would hope that the VA treats you with the highest respect and integrity, because I believe you are a man of those qualities.

if I was looking at a hospital that had these kinds of problems, I would not step foot in the door.

Mike Missal, we spent a long time getting you confirmed as IG, which is bad on us, by the way.

Russia attacked the United States and sought to undermine our bureaucracy.

It is critically important that we pay attention to what the heck is going on there, both from a DOD perspective and a VA perspective.

I do think we have upgraded the leadership team in a big, big way--you guys have, I should say, at Fort Harrison.

I think we should work with the Committee on this.

I think there is some heartburn with our bill or with the private insurance that if the event comes, the insurance will not be there to the degree that they need it.

I was pleased that President Trump took the bold and much-needed action to move forward with the Keystone pipeline.

It seems to be a common theme from several witnesses today that there needs to be more coordination among federal agencies in the permitting process and more certainty in that process.

The Keystone pipeline, to me, is a prime example of a permitting process that doesn't work.

I am the son of a contractor. You keep food on the table stringing together a bunch of temporary construction jobs.

I believe energy security is center to our national and economic security.

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 605 Be it…