You said in your testimony that in order to interpret the statute, a relevant statute, then your job is to provide advice.

On June 1st President Trump directed Secretary Perry to take, and I quote, ``immediate steps to prevent the loss of fuel secure power plants.''

I would be interested in how the Administration intends to proceed with this, basically subsidizing coal and nuclear plants.

You are going to need to become a very strong voice and advocate because the President wants to cut back or wipe out ARPA-E.

I certainly applaud Senator Tester's work in leading this effort. It has been a long overdue increase of approximately $300 a month for DIC recipients.

I think we share the goal of enabling all these survivors to live, as you put it, sustainable lives.

It took an act of Congress for that to happen. So, it looks as though we are going to need to have an act of Congress again.

These are some of the thousands of Blue Water Navy Vietnam veterans who have applied for VA health benefits, but were denied because they happened to serve our country at sea rather than on land.

I think we should go ahead with covering this. And, I am pretty much in line with our former Chair in saying that, you know, we should provide the health care that they need.

I have talked to a lot of veterans, and it is hard enough to show that they do come within the parameters for treatment even without exposure to Agent Orange.

I am proud to join my colleagues and the veteran service organizations here today in support of the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act.