This is a proposal that will address the times and backlogs that our veterans have to receive services from the VA.

this is a real issue to people in my district growing every single week that we don't take action.

It is smart to pay people more. You can retain them; there is less cost in trying to train employees.

when we don't pay people more, when the minimum wage is as low as it is, we wind up subsidizing as taxpayers

I want less people to be on Food Stamps, and most importantly, the people I meet who are working 50 hours and still relying on Food Stamps, they want to be off Food Stamps but they can't because they are not making enough money.

We need to get people into the apprenticeship programs.

I would urge you to take this approach which was endorsed with strong bipartisan support in both the Senate and House.

By not providing broader liability protection, we are putting our cyber assets at risk.

If we can facilitate cybersecurity versus dictate it, I think this will work.

I really think businesses want to protect their cyber assets and actually look to government, acknowledging the fact that the government has an awful lot to offer.

A pretty prevalent attitude in that room was that businesses, the private sector, needs to be forced into protecting their cyber assets.

The devil will be in the details on that one.

I know we can work together, and I plan to get that done with your help. We need your help.

But, again, businesses have to feel comfortable to share that information. Isn't liability protection a big problem in terms of businesses not being willing to share that?

Right now it seems to me like we are erring on the side of limited liability protection or no liability protection.

It is great to see you in the Chair. I look forward to our work together in the years to come.

I would, if I might, Chair Landrieu, my time has run out and I did want to ask some other questions.

I want to associate myself with some of the comments made by Senator Stabenow before she had to depart.