Martin Heinrich

It's really important that we hear from people who have your level of expertise.

I think one of the challenges that you've mentioned is that the current President has been unwilling to respond or even acknowledge the validity of the Russian hostile actions in the election.

Did you have any interactions with the president that suggests he was taking that hostile action seriously?

I hope that the outcome of what we're doing here is to make sure that in 2018, and in 2020, and 2022, that by no metric will they have been successful.

I think you hit the nail on the head when you said we need to step back and ask the fundamental question, what do the Russians want?

I mean, have you been there? The canyon walls go straight up on either side.

There is no Plan B for this.

You said people should see it for themselves and I completely concur with that.

This is one of those few cases where everybody lines up on the same side.

If you do not accept the donation, the reality is we are back to square one.

There are two investigations here. There is a special counsel investigation. There is also a congressional investigation. And you are obstructing that congressional delegation -- investigation by not answering these questions.

For years, without adequate treatment resources, communities in New Mexico have suffered through some of the highest rates of opioid and heroin addiction and overdose deaths in the Nation.

The economic costs of addiction are enormous--totaling more than $80 billion in 2013 from increased health care costs, higher rates of incarceration, and lost productivity.

Over-prescription is partially responsible for the epidemic.

Every day, 91 Americans die from an opioid overdose.

Addiction to heroin and prescription opioid pain relievers is a public health epidemic that is devastating families and communities across the country.

For years without adequate treatment resources, communities in New Mexico have suffered through some of the highest rates of opioid and heroin addiction and overdose deaths in the Nation.

The economic costs of that addiction are incredible, totaling more than $80 billion in 2013.

Every day, 91 Americans die from opioid overdose.

Addiction to both heroin and prescription opioid pain relievers is a public health epidemic that is devastating families and communities across our Nation.

When a community faces a public health crisis, it is not long before a State turns to the Medicaid program to stem the tide.

Would you agree that LDRD is an absolutely critical component to be able to recruit the quality of applicants that we need?

I just want you to know that I'll be working to increase the funding for WIPP when we mark up the fiscal year 2018 NDAA.

I want to actually thank the Chair and the Ranking Member for bringing up with General Klotz the incredible importance of investing in the plutonium capability and the trusted microelectronics at the Mesa facility.

The Space Enterprise Vision identifies the need to transform our nation's approach to space over the course of more than a decade.