I commend Senator Daines for reaching out regarding his bill and incorporating some of my suggestions.

As the climate continues to change, as wildfire seasons are lasting longer, producing more fires and inflicting more damage on forest lands.

I like your honesty.

It requires improving interagency coordination to allow tribes and the Federal Government to more effectively address wildfire prevention and suppression.

I think it is critically important not only for tribal lands but for all lands that are forested.

I would like it to be the tribe.

The question is: Where is that line drawn? Because that is the debate we have all the time here, quite frankly.

Just for the record, because I think it has to be said, the bailout was done during the Bush administration, and the guy on this side of the aisle did not vote for it.

Because I get a lot of input from my community banks, and they are critical to a rural State like Montana.

Thank you for your service, Administrator Neffenger.

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small providers will not be able to afford the costs that could be associated with building new architecture to comply with the proposed rule.

If, however, Iran took steps to violate the core requirements of the agreement that affected its ability to rapidly build a nuclear weapon, I can assure you we would move very swiftly to reimpose the appropriate degree of sanctions that…

I think it is an incredible disservice to a person of your talent and your ability.

This is the damnedest hearing I have ever been at in my life, quite frankly.

I just think it is incumbent upon this Committee, and I think it is one of the reasons I am so proud of the Chairman and Ranking Member for getting the Veterans First Act up, because I think it is a step in the right direction.

I supported it because I thought it was going to expedite care in the community when the VA could not provide that care.

I am probably not Health Net's favorite Senator at this point in time, but that really does not matter.