Today we will explore how litigation against the Department of the Interior impacts the Department's ability to carry out its mission of managing our country's vast natural resources and trust responsibilities.

Excessive litigation against the Department drains our taxpayer dollars away from good stewardship of our natural resources.

It says something about their motives, I think.

I will cut this short.

It is special love, let's put it that way.

I like more dialogue and, hopefully, I don't have to be on another panel and be harassed, but thank you.

I really appreciate the opportunity to provide input during this committee's hearing today as we determine the fiscal year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.

It is up to the U.S. Attorney if they want to have a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, and it sounds like you are offering up free labor to U.S. Attorneys. Why don't all of them take you up on it?

Good.

In my view, even $1 of fraud is a dollar too much.

We all agree that disability fraud is a serious issue and we need to make sure that fraudsters don't continue to benefit at the expense of hardworking taxpayers.