Testified on the president s 2020 two Budget Request before the senate veterans affairs committee. Chair Jon Tester gave his Opening Statement about his priorities for the v. A. Budget and pointed out this is the largest Budget Request in the department history. Most everyone would agree that the pandemic that the v. A. Handled the pandemic very well. We also know that the ripple effects of this pandemic is going to be felt for years to come. The v. A. s Budget Need to account for this and we have to do everything possible to make sure that no veteran is left behind or negatively impacted. The current proposal in front of us is the largest request we have seen from the v. A. I am pleased to see increases for suicide prevention. One of the three Agent Orange conditions added by congress just last year. I am also glad to see a renewed effort to address Veterans Homelessness and this Budget Request. The v. A. Still has a ways to go to address inefficiencies. Just last week, the v. A. Rele
Hes going on to do three more of these. Like to call this hearing to order. The committee meets today to receive testimony in the presence of the Defense Budget Request for fiscal year 2022. Witnesses this morning are secretary lloyd austin, secretary of Defense Mr. Michael mccord under Secretary Offense Defense Comtroller And Secretary Mark Milley Chairman of the chiefs of staff. Thank you for your Service And Willingness to appear before us today. Two weeks ago President Biden released his Defense Budget Request for the fiscal year 2022 with a top line of 715 billion. The request focuses on several key areas, defeating covid19, prioritizing china as the Pacing Challenge, addressing advanced and persistent threats, innovating and modernizing dod and tackling the climate crisis. The president s Defense Budget Request is a Starting Point for congress and must always be viewed in the broader context of the National Security and fiscal challenges we face. It is important that we ensure we
Mr. Cornyn Madam President. The presiding officer the senator from texas. Mr. Cornyn Madam President , we are not in a Quorum Call, are we, Madam President . The presiding officer we are not. Mr. Cornyn thank you very much. Madam president , the american people are counting on congress to act on some of the biggest issues facing our country. For starters, theres a Border Crisis. Since january, more than 630,000 migrants have come to our southern border, including more than 65,000 unaccompanied children. In may, customs and Border Protection had their busiest month in 21 years with more than 180,000 encounters in may alone and were on were on track to see some of the highest numbers in yearly border crossings in decades. Well, the alarm bells are sounding, but amid this crisis, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing this monger on a partisan this monger on a partisan bill that has nothing to do with the Border Crisis. Make no mistake, i believe congress should absolutely take act
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Miles into indian territory. At the far end of the trail of tears was a promise. History will tell if the trees were often broken. The people who made these treaties with you are now asking you to recognize them. They extended the country by the act of 1884. Much of eastern oklahoma remains indian country, with jurisdictional control of criminal justice cases. Cases resolved by the fundamental propositions that decisions about sovereign rights are for congress to make and congress makes those decisions by speaking clearly in the text. The decision below must be reversed because the text makes clear that congress never terminated the reservation and never transferred federal criminal jurisdiction to oklahoma. The main arguments the state was saying, they will release their cohort of criminals on the streets, it would cause problems for Law Enforcement going forward and the citizens of oklahoma would be left in some form of chaos. They talk about how accepting the other argument would no