we should be able to watch this develop and be in a position to make sure that we have the people and the space to take care of those vets.

we are going out to get new veterans into the system.

That's a major help to us.

You and your fellow Senators have kept the heat on and the delegation have kept the heat on us.

I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following: SEC. 7. DESIGNATION OF SPECIAL AREAS OF THE NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE…

We are here to debate the rule providing for consideration of six bills to support our natural resources, public lands, and outdoor recreation. The rule provides 1 hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the Committee on Natural…

I am disturbed by my colleagues who are shameless enough to argue in favor of anti-Semitism. It is not covered by the First Amendment. It is hateful. Universities have been rewarding bad behavior and punishing the ones being attacked, who…

We had a very good couple of years hiring. I just said that we hired, net, 14,000 nurses in the last two and a half years.

Let us be very clear about what this bill actually does. This bill does not reduce any environmental protections. It simply tells the Secretary of the Interior to do her job and complete the necessary environmental and regulatory reviews…

we are tracking with each of our visits, at the VISN level, what their spend every month, what their enrollment is every month, and what their FTE count is every month.

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1173 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1173 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order…

Did you specifically and individually meet with the Alaska Natives on the North Slope?

Yesterday, the House passed the Superior National Forest Restoration Act in a bipartisan fashion. It is a victory for northern Minnesota and the people I represent, along with U.S. mineral security in the wake of your decision to stop…

We want to make sure that we compete for the veterans' care, and we can compete on quality, and we want to make sure that veterans know that we're invested in their quality.

That's a major help to us.

You and your fellow Senators have kept the heat on and the delegation have kept the heat on us.

I want to just rebut my colleague from California. He put up a picture, a devastating picture, alleging that Republicans would do that to an animal. I utterly reject that type of behavior on the House floor, and he knows better. I thank my…

I urge adoption of this piece of legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1173, the previous question is ordered on the bill, as amended. The question is on the engrossment…