if you all did not call and raise so much Cain with us about because we will not give veterans their drugs they want

We do not have one city or one town over 50,000 population. So we are a State of towns and about 1,800,000 people.

I look forward to answering questions you may have.

Mr. President, I ask that the rollcall vote begin now, immediately. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Vote on Silfen Nomination The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the…

Some of my colleagues on the Committee, particularly those from the western states, have much more firsthand experience with the impact of wildfires than some of us.

Madam President, I rise today to bring attention to the issues that Americans are facing at home--the problems that I see and hear from my constituents in West Virginia, and I am sure the Presiding Officer hears many of the same in your…

Because most of our Committee members are now intimately familiar with the causes and impacts of wildfires, we are going to spend much of our time this morning focusing on the firefighter workforce.

Also, the acres burned annually have doubled in the past 30 years and are forecasted to double again in the next 30 years.

I am hopeful that in this Congress we can actually act on these badly needed reforms.

In fact, in the last two decades, the top four largest wildfires in human history have occurred in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Lessons learned from completed and ongoing projects are critical to informing what, if any, modifications are needed.

Lessons learned from completed and ongoing projects are critical to informing what, if any, modifications are needed.

Thank you, Chairman Carper, for calling today's hearing.

Today's hearing will focus on one of the Corps' main mission areas, which is aquatic ecosystem restoration.

The only way to ensure that we have enough firefighters to defend our forests into the future is to ensure that they are fully supported and compensated.

I look forward to continuing that track record next year.

Today's hearing will focus on one of the Corps' main mission areas, which is aquatic ecosystem restoration.

We have essentially created a perfect storm.