Jon Tester: “I think that the work is easily transferable and should be transferable, and it is ridiculous that it is not.”

In the end, do you think you can deliver this at or less of a cost the pipeline would have run you?

There's plenty of examples of it. The Mission Act is a prime example. The fastest growing part of the V.A. budget. Why? Because we privatizing V.A. health care and its costing us more money, not less.

It is so really, really important that you guys have the home Senators on board for this stuff.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate the flexibility.