Jeff Flake

It is important that Congress also consider the barriers local communities face as they plan and pursue new water projects.

Drought planning, watershed restoration, better use of existing reservoirs, a reliable water supply and drought protection cannot be achieved without storage infrastructure and forward-thinking management and planning.

The purpose of today's hearing is to receive testimony on water supply and drought issues.

I hope that we can be more discerning. I think it's our responsibility as elected officials when we see things that are simply erroneous to call it out and not to let it go simply because it might benefit us politically.

I think we are facing a crisis of conservatism. We've got to get back to the principles of limited government, economic freedom, free trade, if we want to be a governing party.

I was glad to see the President signed the Russia bill today. I think he was kind of pushed into it but I was glad to see him sign it.

I think our allies need that, certainly our adversaries need to hear that, and I'm concerned that whether we don't have that out of the White House right now.

Populism is just not a governing philosophy. It is popular and you can win a few elections here or there, but it's not a governing philosophy.

It is up to Congress to draw attention to the plight of the South Sudanese people as the warring parties continue to place their interests above their citizens.

It creates a political context, as I suggested in my testimony, that I think will be more conducive to the kind of negotiated settlement that we all believe is so urgently necessary for South Sudan.

It drains U.S. credibility to engage in a process that has no chance of success.

The optics of it send a message that the international community believes that this man, Salva Kiir, is a legitimate and honest interlocutor.

There are 4 million IDPs and refugees, basically double the situation of a year ago.

I urge my colleagues quickly to advance her nomination.

I am pleased to introduce today Brenda Burman, the nominee to be the next Commissioner for the Bureau of Reclamation and the first female Commissioner in the Bureau's 100-year history.

Thank you, Mr. President. (The remarks of Mr. Flake pertaining to the introduction of S. 1552 are printed in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')

It doesn't include me. I would never.

Senator Flake's well-conceived bill recognizes the value of the work done by VJO specialists.

Justice-involved veterans too often are forgotten by the Nation they once served.

Allowing veterans the open-ended ability to seek care in the private sector is a concern.

Something is broken here, and Choice is not fixing it.

I am pleased to speak today in support of the Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act.

To ensure that we have--that our veterans receive swift and appropriate access to justice, I have introduced the Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act.

Let me take the opportunity to introduce the bill now and to thank the veterans service organizations that support the bill.

I introduced the Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act. This legislation will provide 50 additional outreach specialists for veterans treatment courts nationwide.