Quoted moments from Alaska public meetings, hearings, and press conferences.

Speaker B
“You cannot go straight to community care as a veteran. That's just false. You can't just— I can't tomorrow just decide to go to community care.”Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 and 2028 advance appropriations requests for the Department of Veterans Affairs. · May 20, 2026

Speaker A
“more than $8 billion of the $10.9 billion increase for healthcare services in FY '27 is for community care. The difference is even more significant in the department's FY28 advance request, with the VA asking for a $17 billion increase in community care and near stagnant levels for direct care.”Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 and 2028 advance appropriations requests for the Department of Veterans Affairs. · May 20, 2026 · 1 view

Speaker A
“Did I understand you to say earlier that the Corps doesn't understand— doesn't know how many total projects you have?”Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation. · May 20, 2026

Speaker A
“Secretary Tell, you, you just moved $1.4 billion out of other fund, out of other projects to the Everglades?”Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation. · May 20, 2026

Speaker A
“I don't believe you did this alone, Mr. Secretary. I think somebody told you to do it.”Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation. · May 20, 2026