I consider one of the most important parts of your mandate to be supporting and encouraging the development of alternative storage.

If that happens, people are going to look back and say--they were arguing about disruption to the fossil fuel industry?

I hope that--it seems to me that is an important role that the Department can play.

Do you believe the GUARD VA Act is an important tool? Do you support the bill or do you have suggestions as to how we might improve it?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

If we are going to achieve a green energy future, we have to do permitting reform.

$100 million for a $58 billion asset base is an insult to the people of the United States.

Eisenhower retook Europe in 11 months. I am not sure we need to wait three or four years to decide how much wood we are going to cut.

One hundred percent. That is one of the most important things we need to do, things like CLT, for example.

There should be criminal penalties, in my view, for knowingly trying to take advantage of veterans, committing fraud against the VA or the veterans.

Do you believe the GUARD VA Act is an important tool? Do you support the bill or do you have suggestions as to how we might improve it?

One hundred percent. That is one of the most important things we need to do, things like CLT, for example.

$100 million for a $58 billion asset base is an insult to the people of the United States.

Eisenhower retook Europe in 11 months. I am not sure we need to wait three or four years to decide how much wood we are going to cut.

the Great American Outdoors Act was a heavy lift around here.

I am totally in, yes, sir.

$100 million for a $58 billion asset base is an insult to the people of the United States.

Eisenhower retook Europe in 11 months. I am not sure we need to wait three or four years to decide how much wood we are going to cut.

If you have it here, you have it over here.

Are you comfortable, as an intelligence professional, with this automated system, as opposed to regular revisits to the classification?

I want to thank you for what you're doing and the progress that you have made.

Are you comfortable, as an intelligence professional, with this automated system, as opposed to regular revisits to the classification?

I want to thank you for what you're doing and the progress that you have made.

I must say, I'm still a little confused about reciprocity.

Don't use the term reciprocity if it's not reciprocity. Okay?