Roy Blunt: “And my other question, Mr. Secretary, last year the spending bill suspended for 1 year the restart provisions in the…”

Senator Blunt's longstanding promise of expanding the reach and resources of the Nation's Registry has saved thousands of lives.

This is a unique Committee, and the opportunity to be so involved all the time...

I know we have a vote coming up. I have brief remarks, and I ask unanimous consent to complete them before the vote starts. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I won't be able to work with you and others on this in the next Congress. I am coming to the end of my 26 years here. In a couple more weeks, I will move on to whatever is the next chapter, and I am excited about that. But I am frustrated…