I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection is heard. The Senator from Alaska.

Senator, that was the type of negotiation I have been looking for, for the last 9 months. Nobody--zero--has come to me with any alternatives to bypass to get this done.

I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Alaska.

It would; it would be a good starting point. We can sit down and work this out, but we can't do it without negotiations. That is what I was saying earlier. There have been zero negotiations. There has been no give. It has all been…

I come to the floor today to express my strong--very strong--support for Israel. On October 7, Israel was suddenly and deliberately attacked by a group of terrorists. Now, they didn't attack military institutions; they attacked…

Veterans need help, and obviously we all know it is the biggest health care system in the world.

Veterans need help, and obviously we all know it is the biggest health care system in the world.

I think it is our sacred duty to take care of our veterans.

These people have no business getting a paycheck from the taxpayers.

I think it is our sacred duty to take care of our veterans.

This is not how the Constitution works, the last time I looked.

These people have no business getting a paycheck from the taxpayers.

So it is no secret that it is getting worse, and we cannot continue to do this.

How does the VA plan to protect these veteran patients from this grievous misconduct if we are not going to go by this Accountability Act?

We had veterans dying on waiting lists. VA's employees lied to cover it up.

You know, somebody has got to be held accountable because if this happens again we will have people lose their lives.

So it is no secret that it is getting worse, and we cannot continue to do this.

We have got to make it better. But when we make a law we have got to go by it, and we have got to make it work.

A bipartisan Congress passed the VA Accountability Act.

We had veterans dying on waiting lists. VA's employees lied to cover it up.

This is not how the Constitution works, the last time I looked.

We have got to make it better. But when we make a law we have got to go by it, and we have got to make it work.

How does the VA plan to protect these veteran patients from this grievous misconduct if we are not going to go by this Accountability Act?

You know, somebody has got to be held accountable because if this happens again we will have people lose their lives.

A bipartisan Congress passed the VA Accountability Act.