Kristi Noem

That is one of the things that we don't talk about enough is the fact that this research brings us benefits and cost savings in many other industries that we see reflected every day such as lower costs in energy areas, also lower costs in…

In the past, yes, absolutely justice has been delayed and we have not seen the answers for our victims that they need that have been victims of sexual assault in our military. I wasn't here to work on the other NDAA bills. I wasn't here to…

The B-1 has been the workhorse of a lot of the operations that have been going on in Afghanistan for about a decade.

In any future BRAC, will the Air Force focus on eliminating any particular category of excess base infrastructure, more than others?

Since cost savings will obviously be the goal of any future BRAC Congress would authorize, how important is proximity to military training areas--especially considering cost of fuel for ground transport and cost per flying hour?

If the Air Force believes it has excess installation capacity and needs to close some bases or consolidate certain activities, do you think a least disruptive approach to our National Security readiness would be to first focus on…

Some of these same environmental groups that do make comments come in later at different points and file these lawsuits.

I think you would, but part of the new process would have to be different rules for how we resolve disputes.

We used to make money off of our Forest Service land in this country. Now it costs us money.

I come from South Dakota where we fight the pine beetle epidemic that is going on in the Black Hills.

My concern is that with saying that the Forest Service and the Administration has no recommendations for changes to ESA, that we are saying that the route that we are going down is appropriate.

They are very concerned that where this could go and where it could lead, that any animal that is perceived by some activity to be harmed or by some outside group to be harmed that it could be listed and therefore change our entire way of…

I don't want us to approach these situations such as checking the box, that we have completed what we feel are requirements.

I would think if they were really going to understand what happened in that individual situation that there would have to be some kind of communication with the family during the investigation.

This is a tough issue for any family that has lost someone that has taken their own life.

But during that review is the family contacted?

So if they are deployed then they are under the supervision of their commanding officer?

I do want to thank you for your service, and I do look forward to helping all branches of our military look for efficiencies.

And there could be the possibility of shortchanging our men and women that defend this country.

Thank you for your investigation into the collapse of our sheep industry that we have seen in South Dakota and the prices.

Is that something you think could go nationwide?

I just want to be on record to thank you for your support for the work that is going on in the Black Hills, and especially from the State of South Dakota.

However you manage the reduction, you need to make sure that you are not contradicting what we said the impact would be.

Yes, we absolutely have an emergency situation in the Black Hills, so communities that live amongst these dead and dying trees are a lightning strike away from wiping out an entire town or population.

I am hopeful that that isn't an agenda that has been put forward that really will look at the reductions that we have to deal with and do them in the best manner possible to make sure that we protect the industry and as many producers as…