I look forward to working together on this year's Appropriations Bill to make sure we are providing the Department, our veterans, and their families with the benefits, care, and support that they need.

The Howard Hanson Project is critical in my State and I'm going to be watching the progress of that very closely...

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.

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.

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.

we have to work in a timely, bipartisan way, and live up to our responsibility here to provide the funding our Nations needs.

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.

No one who has put their life on the line for our country should struggle to provide for their family.

Our adversaries are doing everything they can to get ahead.

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

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

ensuring that our Tribes and indigenous communities have access to clean, reliable power is really critical

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

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.

President Biden's budget shows he also understands that when we make a promise to our veterans our word has to be ironclad.

The Howard Hanson Project is critical in my State and I'm going to be watching the progress of that very closely...

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.

When it comes to our veterans, we cannot cut corners, we can't break our promises, and we can't let partisan politics get in the way of passing funding the VA needs.

Every single member of this committee voted to pass the PACT Act because we know veterans who are exposed to toxins in the line of duty deserve care.

We cannot seed ground and let countries like China get ahead of us and capitalize on the defining discoveries of the future.

we have to work in a timely, bipartisan way, and live up to our responsibility here to provide the funding our Nations needs.

I want to see us grow even bolder to make sure we are making the necessary investments to give these critical projects their due.

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