John Hoeven

We are going to be doing reauthorization this year, so we are going to, obviously, be reauthorizing the program.

I would ask that you update us on that status and anything else you can do. Would you be willing to do that?

I think you are familiar with 'right to try' laws that a number of States have now passed...

I would like to thank all of you for being here today.

This is a fix that, one, serves veterans, two, can be cost-effective.

I think if there is statutory help or flexibility that we can give you there, that is what we want to do.

So somebody is actually disadvantaged by being within 40 miles.

We need to be integrating that in a way that is logical and completely easy for veterans.

I have legislations to do that. I have talked to Senator Isakson, who is the chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee. He's supportive.

I believe that is something we need to remedy.

I am already working with Senator Moran of Kansas on legislation to do that.

Do your Choice Champions have enough flexibility to provide the authority to get this healthcare locally when it makes sense?

I thank the good Senator from South Dakota, and turn to my colleague from West Virginia who has been a champion on this project and other energy projects. As a Governor, he has worked on energy. He understands job creation, and he…

I wish to thank my colleagues from South Carolina and New Hampshire. This is a bipartisan effort to join with the administration, and on a matter of this importance I believe Congress must be involved. So, again, we appeal to our…

I have urged OPM to address these salary issues for Federal employees in western North Dakota.

What measures are you taking to make sure that you're taking proper precautions to coordinate with people on the ground who live, work, ranch, graze, farm, in the area before you're doing any controlled burns on forest lands?

Can we look at getting you out to have that discussion with our grazers and the NDSU Range Scientists and your folks before you issue the final EA?

That's never going to happen. All they're going to do is mine around you, and then the Federal Government is just out the revenue.

And we know Neil Kornze. We have a good relationship with him.

You're still running 180 to 270 days for an approval on BLM land verses a few weeks on private.

Because it's a lot of revenue and it's revenue to the federal government.

Isn't that exactly the kind of investment in technology that is going to help us get carbon capture and storage or sequestration to a commercially viable point?

I think it would be good for you to take a look at this project.

Your visit to our state was much appreciated, and I think was very good, very valuable.

I would like to get to your people the Quest and the Kearl which are Shell and Exxon's projects