Derek Kilmer

I would be interested in learning more about how the Corps is engaging with that restoration project.

I would love to show you some of the exciting stuff that we are hoping to accomplish with the legislation.

So we don't ever repeat that mistake again, especially to American citizens of any group or ethnicity in this country.

As you know, during World War II, thousands of Japanese Americans across our country were forced from their homes as a consequence of an executive order that authorized the exclusion of Japanese Americans.

I just want to get a sense of what Fish and Wildlife is doing to minimize the spread and the destruction of the European green crab.

It is a really important body of water. Unfortunately, it is sick body of water.

Thanks, Mr. Chair, and thanks to the ranking member. Madam Secretary, great to be with you.

We need your help. We can't do this every year.

The Modernization Committee that existed in the last two Congresses was dedicated to a pretty simple proposition, and that is: make Congress work better for the American people.

The idea of actually sitting around a roundtable and actually having a conversation with each other and with our witnesses, rather than 5-minute speechifying, I think is actually really refreshing.

I also want to express my gratitude to Chairwoman Bice and to Chairman Steil for continuing the traditions that were established by the Select Committee on Modernization.

A lot of the discussion in the Speaker's race around getting back to regular order presumes that we can have functional committees.

Our committee over the course of the last two Congresses passed 202 bipartisan recommendations.

I just wanted to give an opportunity to Chairman Johnstone, or Chairman Allen, or both to speak a bit about two programs that get funded through this subcommittee that really matter, one the BIA Rights Protection Implementation, and two…

I appreciate your statement in terms of having the Federal Government step up and meet its treaty obligations.

I think that is a really big deal.

If there are things that we can do from this subcommittee, I think we are here to do it.

We have heard pretty consistent concerns in our neck of the woods just regarding how hard these shipyard periods can be for our sailors, and I just want to make sure we are doing all we can.

The average wait time is between 3 months and a year.

I really think this is a readiness issue.

For my State to meet the demand for housing, we would have to build about 50,000 new homes a year just to keep up with demand.

I hope so. We are meeting with the new DHA leader later today, and I think my message primarily is going to be our region is being failed right now.

I just plead with you to take a look at what is happening in our region, to look at the impact on readiness, on sailors, and on their families, because, you know, sitting across from a sailor who miscarried after waiting for 8 hours to get…

The concerns of my community just aren't being heard.

I hope future reformers take note of that because more folks recognize that it is possible for Democrats and Republicans to find areas of agreement, to collaborate in good faith, and to produce results on behalf of the American people the…