I'm really glad to join both of you to keep talking about the investments that we've got to make to support our troops and keep our country safe.

ensuring that our Tribes and indigenous communities have access to clean, reliable power is really critical, we recently provided $75 million in the Inflation Reduction Act for the Tribal Loan Guarantee Program to help our Tribes and…

At the end of the day the heart of our military isn't our weapons or our equipment, it is the brave and talented men and women who are willing to put their lives on the line to keep our country safe.

Our investments have to keep up, not fall behind or fall into uncertainty because of partisan gridlock.

It's really important to me that this conversation also focuses on getting our military families the support they need.

We need to return to regular order and pass our Nation's funding bills in a timely bipartisan way.

So are you coordinating with the EPA to make sure the Army is testing at the most recent recommended lifetime drinking water health advisory levels?

So are you coordinating with the EPA to make sure the Army is testing at the most recent recommended lifetime drinking water health advisory levels?

We need to return to regular order and pass our Nation's funding bills in a timely bipartisan way.

At the end of the day the heart of our military isn't our weapons or our equipment, it is the brave and talented men and women who are willing to put their lives on the line to keep our country safe.

I am certain you understand how strongly I feel about meeting that obligation.

Well, as you know, Tribes in Washington State, and really across the country, they each have unique energy demands and challenges.

Our adversaries are doing everything they can to get ahead.

I expect to hear more following the Army's review of the safety procedures about how we are preventing future tragedies because at the end of the day the heart of our military isn't our weapons or our equipment, it is the brave and…

It's really important to me that this conversation also focuses on getting our military families the support they need, like childcare and mental healthcare and good housing and schools, and we also have to make sure we're keeping men and…

But, first of all, let me just say, Chairman Tester and Vice Chair Collins, who is being filled in by Senator Moran today, I'm really glad to join both of you to keep talking about the investments that we've got to make to support our…

if we want to stay ahead we can't just focus on defense spending, we have to invest in the many other programs that keep our country strong, and safe, and competitive.

We need to tackle this crisis now before there is more lasting damage.

I will do everything we can to live up to that obligation.

I do support efforts to move forward only after you are confident about the safety and effectiveness of the system.

We cannot afford to shortchange these projects.

Today's hearing marks another important step as we work to return to regular order and pass in a timely bipartisan way our funding bills to keep our families safe, our economy strong, and our Nation competitive with adversaries like China.

Let us be clear, anything other than a regular appropriations process will have negative impacts across the VA, and will hurt veterans back in our states who need to get their claims processed.

Upholding our promises to our veterans isn't just critical to our country; it is really personal to me.

I look forward to working together on this year's appropriations bills, to make sure that we provide the Department of Energy and National Security Administration the resources that you need.