This dysfunction has been really hard on VA staff, but also on student veterans, on educators, on school certifying officials.

I am grateful for the opportunity to work with you guys on important legislation to help our veterans.

It is so important that we get this right.

Local police departments like mine should use our limited resources to catch people who are actively doing harm.

Seeing systems that are decades old barely being held together, really was deeply frustrating.

I would like to associate myself with the chairman's request for specific timeline.

In January 2022, the House passed with a broad bipartisan vote the G.I. Bill parity legislation for Guard and Reserve.

For the vast majority who are law abiding and want to contribute positively to our communities, we should expand opportunities to live and work legally in the U.S.

Our Federal immigration system is broken and that immigrants who hope to come to the U.S. for safety and opportunity often find few, if any, lines to legally do so.

Eliminating veteran homelessness is a key objective of mine.

It is not an agreement that is going to be all that long-lived--through the end of 2026--but it is a great start.

This February, I led a letter with Senators Feinstein and Padilla urging Reclamation to further incentivize regional desalination projects by lifting the $30 million per project administrative cap.

It is a consensus-based approach, and I think that is really important.

As I think you know, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law included historic funding for Reclamation, including $250 million for desal projects similar to the provisions in my Desalination Development Act.

I want to echo Ranking Member Huffman's congratulations on the Colorado River negotiations.

Let us continue that progress. Let us continue that momentum as we try to achieve functional zero veteran homelessness.

I just want to thank everybody for the work they do each and every day that is often overlooked. It is incredibly important, and we are grateful for it.

It is key to recruitment and retention in that my service was based on my father's experience in the United States Marine Corps.

Our duty as legislators is to deliver resources to accomplish our shared goal, but we can only do so if our partners make us aware of what is needed.

It is our duty as a grateful Nation to provide our service members with the support and the time that they need to successfully transition into civilian life.

A one size fits all approach simply does not suffice.

We have got to strive to create a transition process that is tailored to the specific needs of each service member.

make no mistake, we are truly grateful for the work that you do for our veterans, our transitioning service members.

It is my honor to advocate for the brave men and women in uniform.

It is fair to say it is all over the place. Some may have consequences, some may not. Is that a fair statement?