I think most have recognized that the current models of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac cannot remain.

We must take care of every veteran from here on out that comes home.

Veterans being forced to wait for care from the VA can be very detrimental.

This claims backlog is an issue that I have brought up during every Committee hearing because I believe it should be a top priority of the VA and of this Committee itself.

All we want to do is fix it for Alaska Native people. That is all.

Thank you for your work and efforts to repeal Section 910 of the Violence Against Women Act.

We specifically extend our appreciation to Senator Murkowski and Senator Begich for their support and efforts to repeal the Alaska exception of the Violence Against Women Act.

We have a responsibility to protect the most vulnerable among us.

I want to associate myself with all the statements I have heard so far and thank Senator Begich.

I have no doubt that historical trauma is a big piece of this.

I am introducing legislation today with Mr. Markey, and Senator Markey and I have been working on this for the last several weeks about ensuring that some hospitals on a regional basis have this expertise.

CDC was on the ground with a relatively small number of people relatively early, but it also got out of control.

A temporary suspension until we get our act together, I think, makes sense.

the global response needs to be both more rapid and more concerted, but also there needs to be more effort in funding early on.

I think we need to ensure that WHO has the resources to do the job that it needs to do and it also has the accountability to be held accountable for actually doing it.

Just quickly, would any of these funds be available for the hospitals that I talked about that had to quickly prepare?

I have been critical of the response, mostly the timeliness of it, and I think it took us way too long to get a coordinator.

I think there needs to be an effort that is concerted, one effort that people understand and has accountability.