It is my privilege to introduce Joshua Jacobs, President Biden's nominee to serve as Under Secretary for Benefits at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.

I will be following this closely so I look forward to hearing more from you as you go through that.

It is my privilege to introduce Joshua Jacobs, President Biden's nominee to serve as Under Secretary for Benefits at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.

I come to the floor today to continue to raise the alarm about how Republicans' extreme, ongoing attacks on reproductive rights are putting women's lives at risk, are trampling the will of the American people, who supported the right to…

I ask unanimous consent that the memberships on the twelve subcommittees of the Committee on Appropriations for the 118th Congress be printed in the Record. I thank my vice chair on the committee, Senator Collins, for her leadership and…

I will be following this closely so I look forward to hearing more from you as you go through that.

It is my privilege to introduce Joshua Jacobs, President Biden's nominee to serve as Under Secretary for Benefits at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.

Thank you very much. I look forward to supporting this nomination, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for your consideration.

He will work day in and day out to make sure our nation lives up to its obligation to take care of our veterans.

If confirmed, what are you going to do to make sure that veterans are receiving timely responses to their claims?

I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to speak as in morning business and that Senator Bennet be allowed to conclude his remarks before the vote today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I rise today to recognize the Lieutenants Peggy Dente and Lyndsay Evans of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island for making history on February 12, 2023, as part of the first-ever all- women flyover at the Super Bowl pregame, commemorating 50…

I expect this administration to be timely and straightforward with information.

I expect this administration to be timely and straightforward with information.

It is critical, we are immediately identifying when something like this balloon is approaching.

It is critical, we are immediately identifying when something like this balloon is approaching.

This incident is greatly concerning to me, not just because of the breach of our airspace, but what it signals about our relationship with China.

I want to make sure you all knew that before we started questioning.

It is my priority to have information shared in a timely fashion.

I expect this administration to be timely and straightforward with information.

it was 30 years ago to this very day that I came here to give one of my first speeches on the Senate floor, and I talked about a friend of mine back in Washington State. She was a mom. She had just gotten heartbreaking news. Her son was…

I am proud to be introducing her to this Committee today, and I look forward to having her experience and values and her perspective on our Federal bench.

I am proud to be introducing her to this Committee today, and I look forward to having her experience and values and her perspective on our Federal bench.

I believe the American people deserve a judiciary that reflects the diversity of this country.

I rise today to celebrate Alfie Alvarado- Ramos, the Director of Washington State's Department of Veterans Affairs, who will retire on January 31, 2023, after serving Washington State and our veterans for over 29 years. Alfie's impressive…