First, does the Federal Land Policy and Management Act require you to take, and I quote, 'into account the long-term needs of future generations'?

I would also argue that a plain reading of the existing laws enacted by Congress squarely require you to manage for climate change in the natural resource planning process.

I came into our meeting, as I think you know, troubled by some of your Department's handling of important environmental issues.

Clearly, these modifications have not gone smoothly.

Repeatedly, we have asked VA officials if the resources they are allocating today and are requesting in the future are sufficient to deliver our Nation's veterans the benefits they have earned.

Both Ranking Member Bilirakis and I have expressed doubts that the Department will be ready by its new deadline.

I wouldn't be doing my job if I wasn't just a bit skeptical of this promise by the VA; after all, last year, these same types of assurances had been given to this Subcommittee time and time again.

I want to thank everyone for joining us today for this joint hearing between the Economic Opportunity and Technology Modernization Subcommittees.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 7, after line 5, insert the following new paragraph: (9) The Paris Agreement has driven innovation in…

We need to get this drug into a schedule 2 status. It makes everything so much easier to do.

Great. I agree and every member will have the opportunity to vote this week to keep the United States in the Paris agreement when H.R. 9 comes to the floor.

I have several questions for our witnesses from the Administration regarding the scope of what they aim to accomplish.

I want to thank everyone for joining us today in the Veterans Affairs' Economic Opportunity Subcommittee.

This budget proposal is not without fault.

I am pleased that the Administration has not proposed cuts to the overall VA budget.

Funding for veterans' homelessness programs, which are crucial in my congressional district, would remain static.

a continued focus on innovative crisis intervention services.

When Connecticut stepped up enforcement of its extreme risk law, it saw a 14 percent reduction in the State's firearm suicide rate.

For me, and for those that I have spoken with, it appears to be a critical aspect for an effective veterans' suicide prevention relationship between private and defense and the VA.

We must be sure that when our veterans get a degree, they are not just getting a piece of paper but valuable qualifications that prepare them for a career.

We have a responsibility to protect those who protect us.

The Colmery GI Bill included funding to make veterans impacted by school closures whole, at least that was the idea.

We cannot allow for-profit institutions to skirt accountability rules just by changing a tax designation on paper.

We must ensure that GI Bill benefits are being used to serve veterans and not line the pockets of bad actors.

Unbelievable. If they live in my or Susan's district, maybe we can work on that.