I hope to work with you in that process.

I appreciated Senator Moore Capito talking about the bill we have worked jointly together named in honor of a marine veteran in Wisconsin, Jason Simcakoski.

I very much appreciate your support for the legislation that I drafted, along with Senator Capito.

There is absolutely a range of activities and procedures that could be put into place to increase safety and security beyond the search issue.

I want to just briefly pivot to the related issue of over reliance on opioids.

I would like to see VA discontinue using social security numbers to identify individuals in all VA information systems.

I am very concerned about the whole domiciliary program.

I think we need to go a step further and reassess the program to determine whether security measures nationwide are appropriate.

I hope we can follow up this exchange with ways in which the USDA can help meet those very important and immediate needs.

I would ask you how you see the USDA playing a role in these communities in Wisconsin, and would you commit to working with me and the local communities to offer both immediate and long-term solutions that help watersheds in this vital…

I hope that you will commit to resolving this issue this year, and pushing forward with that specific competition for classical breeding research.

I appreciate your commitment to work with me and local communities, and we will certainly follow up.