I am just curious. I mean, we can solve this whole problem by getting the Black Hawks in quicker, but that is not within your purview.

as we begin consideration of the fiscal year 2017 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill, I want to start by thanking the chairman of the subcommittee and his staff. The process Chairman Kirk and I put into place…

Why isn't the Department of Justice stepping up in Indian Country to meet the problems out there?

This bill would allow tribes to better protect their communities from folks who could cause harm, regardless of whether they are Indian or non-Indian.

I want to thank Senator Tester and Senator Daines for their work this year in the Appropriations Committee.

If the threat has emerged because of the Internet, we need to go back to that system as a fail-safe.

today I wish to honor Selmer T. Leland, a decorated World War I veteran and longtime resident of Kalispell, MT. Unfortunately Selmer is no longer with us, so I will be presenting his son, Orland Leland, with the medals he earned for his…

I will tell you that the comments about tens of millions of refugees, which is probably true, I mean, we have to work on preemption, because I do not see how we ever deal with a situation like that.

I would hope the department might give us...some sort of information so we can distribute to the Committee.

Nobody expects the Department of Justice to do this alone.

It is time the Federal Government fulfill its obligations and promises to Montana's rural communities and provide needed funding to ensure our rural water projects are completed and our water rights are protected.

I strongly support the provision in Senator Flake's legislation that provides new tools to swiftly implement watershed projects developed through a collaborative process.

I am a big supporter of incentivizing collaboratives. We are seeing it is absolutely a step in the right direction.

What impacts can a delay in implementing a project have on the condition of an impaired watershed?

I am very much looking forward to his testimony and very excited about the innovation coming out of this group of panelists, specifically from John Hopkins' group, on these modular nuclear reactors as part of the solution going forward…

I am a champion of collaboration, but I think you recognize it has not been a cure-all.

I will say, each year I am disappointed in the Administration's lack of prioritization of clean coal technology and funding in its budget.

We support this legislation and look forward to the positive impacts that it will have on the lives of so many of our school-age children.