My fears have been allayed.

I think the water rights process has worked reasonably well.

It would seem to me that this compact is a much better place to deal with this and get it taken care of than in the courts.

So, would it be fair to say that the VA protocol was inadequate?

Thank you very much, not only for us, but for all of the folks in Montana. You represent the entire State very well.

We strongly urge you to champion language that will address the military's highest suicide rates.

Thank you again, Chairman Isakson and Ranking Member Blumenthal, for allowing NGAUS to submit testimony for this hearing.

S. 3013 must be rejected outright.

While the State of Montana has done a good job finalizing water compacts with the Tribes and the State, we in Washington need to do a better job.

S. 244, Senator Tester's bill, we would strongly endorse that.

I appreciate their support.

This bill would also settle the Tribe's claims against the United States for failure to protect the Tribe's water rights for over a century.

VVA supports the passage of S. 3055 because, for many veterans, it may be the insurer of last resort.

Slower is really not a direction that I am real crazy about heading.

Settling tribal water rights provides certainty to all stakeholders in the watershed and saves everybody time and money by not forcing folks into the courtroom.

I think that as this bill gets to this level, there are tons of people involved.

I expect to work with my colleagues here in the Senate, and I hope the House does what they said they were going to do and get this bill passed.

It is only right that those who serve in uniform and who are afflicted with 'a behavioral health condition or psychological trauma' ought to be able to avail themselves of the readjustment counseling available in the VA's Vet Centers.