Jon Tester

You know how many Native Americans serve, highest than any other minority, and I met with some Urban Native Americans today.

We want our Native veterans to get the care that's culturally competent for them where they need it when they need it.

Montana has built Sentinel 1, and they will build this one, too, if you give them an opportunity to do that.

Thank you for holding the hearing, Madam Chair, and Ranking Member.

I think this whole Committee looks forward to continuing to work to make sure the Vet Centers are the best they can be.

If we continue not to have a starting date, this will never start. And it puts this country at a tremendous risk.

The point is, is as you go into this hiring freeze, don't forget to look at the hospitals that are short on Pas, on docs, on RNs, on all the above.

today I would like to honor the life and service of a dedicated public servant, distinguished American, and champion for veterans: the Honorable Frank Q. Nebeker. Judge Nebeker served as the first chief judge of the U.S. Court of Veterans…

I ask unanimous consent to be allowed to speak up to 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection.

I would like to ask unanimous consent that privileges of the floor be granted to Joe Farinash for the remainder of 2023. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

this is supposed to be the greatest deliberative body on earth. This body is supposed to be a body that works for the American people and exemplifies what the greatest Nation in the world should exemplify and lead in that vein. I rise…

We have to have money in the budget for the BIA to hire officers.

I am not going to get political here, so I am not going to talk about what a wonderful job Trump has done or what a wonderful job Biden has done.

I am not going to get political here, so I am not going to talk about what a wonderful job Trump has done or what a wonderful job Biden has done.

This isn't your fault. This is our fault. The folks on this side of the rostra.

You can throw us part of the way.

The vast majority is coming through the border stations.

We have a lot of work to do.

This isn't your fault. This is our fault. The folks on this side of the rostra.

We have a lot of work to do.

You can throw us part of the way.

We have to have money in the budget for the BIA to hire officers.

The vast majority is coming through the border stations.

When you have city police departments that are offering a $25,000 hiring bonus just for somebody who has law enforcement experience...

This is not pointed at you in any way whatsoever, Mr. Melville. I am just asking a question.