This is unacceptable and must be reformed.

So that the Committee has an idea, at least on those 617 that are VA funded, what they're about.

Hopefully on a bipartisan basis, it'll give us a way to have more insights into what we're trying to learn.

My legislation, the Comprehensive Grizzly Bear Management Act (H.R. 1419) directs the Secretary of the Interior to promptly remove the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the Endangered Species List.

Research must translate to real world improvements in veteran care.

It is clear that how we select managers and how we select leaders within agencies is probably the most neglected thing in our whole entire Federal Government.

It's just a matter of when and how.

mental health treatment must always be a top priority of VA research.

I think it's by doubling down on those big projects, Million Veteran Program.

Hopefully on a bipartisan basis, it'll give us a way to have more insights into what we're trying to learn.

Permitting is the No. 1 issue holding us back.

It is truly the lodestar of civil service and personnel issues.

Human-bear conflicts have escalated as these bear populations have expanded into previously uninhabited areas, posing a significant risk to my constituents.

the VA needs to do more to ensure that our rural veterans, like those in Montana, are not left behind.

If you'll just bear with me a little bit, Senator Blumenthal.

When it comes to research as per mental health, rural America tends to rise to the top when it comes to suicides.

The Biden Administration is filled with bureaucrats who were hired not on merit, but based on sex, race, and what they do in their bedroom.

We need to be able to build in this country in order to thrive and prosper.