Derek Kilmer: “We have a moral obligation to act.”

I am grateful to my colleague and friend, Congressman Brad Wenstrup, for serving on our first panel today.

My gratitude to Chairwoman Bice and to you, Mr. Chairman, and to Ranking Member Morelle, is that you are loving critics of the institution, and that matters.

These retreats will allow us to identify areas of mutual concern and agreement.

I was proud to introduce the BUDS Resolution along with Representative Young Kim, who, in an ideal world, would be listed as a lead sponsor as well.