I appreciate you bringing up that point, Senator, and I think it's certainly worth considering and finding out how we can add to making the Army all it can be or all it wants to be or all it will be or all it is.

I am very glad to see we are making progress moving forward.

I have significant concerns with that proposed rule. You would hurt Montanans by threatening multiple uses, such as ranching, mining, logging, and outdoor recreation that are all a part of our Montana way of life.

It is not good. And I think it is a serious, serious problem in Montana.

I have met with a beer distributor. Cannot get truck drivers because there is no place for them to live.

Well, I am glad we agree that the grizzlies have recovered in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Look, I think you all know, we have got too many people that cannot find a house, cannot afford a house.

This is not a good thing and it's not a good thing for a couple reasons.

This Defense Subcommittee will reconvene next Thursday, a week from this Thursday, on May 11, at 11 a.m. for a hearing with the Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

If I have one major main in my behind it's computer systems and it doesn't matter if it's military, it doesn't matter if it's VA, it doesn't matter if it's Montana State Tax System.

We can best help the Army on its path to transform to the Army of 2030 through the timely enactment of a defense appropriations bill for fiscal year 2024.

I would urge you to quickly wrap up discussion so that we can introduce--I am going to introduce that bill and finally get that settlement signed into law.

What kind of immigration do we have when a guy can walk back and forth five times into the United States and when he is a convicted felon? It's just, we've got to change that. We've got to do something about that.

We need every American to know that the U.S. Army is an organization of endless possibilities that provides a pathway to success both in and out of uniform.

In order for the Army to be all it can be, we, Congress, must do our jobs.

So assuming that the stand-down will result in some solutions to the problem, whether it's in safety or whether it's in crew training, how long do you think it'll take to implement anything that comes out of this stand-down?

I appreciate you bringing up that point, Senator, and I think it's certainly worth considering and finding out how we can add to making the Army all it can be or all it wants to be or all it will be or all it is.

Ensuring our brave men and women in uniform have access to the best training and equipment they need is the Number 1 priority of this committee.