So I am glad you are holding this hearing. I want to continue to look into mental health services.

Nick, I want to thank you for your testimony and pointing out where the loopholes are sought and openly shared to hide the fact that the facilities are not meeting their performance metrics.

Thank you, Madam Chair. It is good to be here as the Ranking Member in place of Senator Burr.

If that is the case, let us refer them out and get them care and coverage.

We are only doing 2 percent. Only 2 percent of those folks actually are referred out.

Why is only 2 percent per year of the total unique patient population in mental health sent out for non-VA care?

Are there instances in which we, the VA, collectively, everybody here, we have let somebody fall through the cracks.

Iowa always feels like home to me because I spend so much time here.

He believes that the actions of these individuals do not represent the Service as a whole.

An abuse of power. An abuse of power.

This is the second time his policies have been before the Supreme Court.

Cybersecurity and privacy are not mutually exclusive.

Mr. President, I rise on behalf of amendment No. 2047, which I have cosponsored with Senator Blunt. I deeply appreciate his leadership. This bipartisan amendment would allow for a nonpaid advocate to represent communities facing a closure…

Mr. President, I call up my amendment No. 2047 and ask unanimous consent that it be modified with the changes that are at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the…

That is what we believe. You and me, all of us, we're only here because someone, somewhere, felt a responsibility not just to themselves, but to this country's future.

Legislation should address core critical infrastructure vulnerabilities without sacrificing the fundamental values of privacy and civil liberties for our citizens.

Making sure our next generation earns the best education possible is exactly America's business.

I just want to say thank you to all the people who are taking an interest in this important issue.