Partnerships between the Federal Government and the agricultural community are imperative to address species management and recovery.

I rise today, along with my friend and colleague from Arkansas Senator Cotton, to honor Independence County Deputy Sheriff Frank Ramirez, Jr. Deputy Ramirez called Batesville, AR, home and was proud to help protect his community. Sadly…

I have enjoyed working with Senator Tester on the Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act.

The VA OIG General Training Act... mandates that VA employees complete training to ensure they know how to recognize and properly report wrongdoing.

It is so important... the idea that, you know, you could be working there and simply not know... what you do in these types of situations.

It is important that VA personnel are aware of the channels that are available to them to report unwanted actions within the VA.

The United States should be the tip of the spear in driving advancements in both plant and animal biotechnology.

If confirmed, I look forward to continuing to really impress upon others the importance of using biotech, gene editing, when appropriate, when needed, in our toolbox.

The idea that you can retire or whatever and then be not subject to the IG's reach makes absolutely no sense to me at all.

So currently, the VA's data only captures veterans in the VA system, leaving out a significant part of the veteran population.

Health is such an essential factor in the success of transitioning as a servicemember.

beginning in his first days in office, President Biden paused all oil and gas leasing on Federal lands and then killed the thousands of jobs supported by the Keystone XL Pipeline. Fast forward to today, prices at the pump are more than 40…

There is talk now of financing the massive spending bill that is potentially going to be on the floor, taxing unrealized gains.

And do you have any ideas about the appraisal issue, specifically?

You would agree that that market needs to be in the public sphere versus the government trying to do that?

Addressing climate change and its potential impact on markets has also been at the forefront of both domestic and international policy discussion.

If confirmed, Mr. Behnam will have the Acting title removed and he will officially take the helm of an agency that regulates a wide range of financial products.

Aggressively addressing climate change has been at the forefront of many regulatory decisions coming out of the administration.

It probably would be a good idea for somebody to ask you.

Okay. Thank you very much. I appreciate it.

It might be good that we actually studied that before we went forward.

I also am hearing from fellow Arkansans that veterans are having difficulty purchasing a home using their VA loan.

I am going to continue to fight to get adequate resources for the CFTC to carry out its important mission.

So, very complex versus incredibly.

I appreciate your willingness to serve. These are very time-consuming jobs. You all are very talented.