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Obviously, we want to build a workforce to provide geriatric care and ensure that older adults, and their families in rural America, are provided with the resources that they need to care for aging loved ones.
In Maine, we are reaching that aging milestone faster than most states. Within the next 2 years, our seniors will outnumber our children, 15 years ahead of the national projections.
Yesterday, I introduced a bill with Senator Casey, the Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act, which would reauthorize the GWEP programs and reinstate the Geriatric Academic Career Awards program.
We need to make sure all of our rural hospitals in the State of Maine and throughout the country get paid, and this bill says if they are not paid within 30 days, then interest starts accruing on that. This is a great win for our veterans…
The partnership we have with other countries--Israel, the U.K., South Korea, and others--is really important as we continue to support production of the F-35.
I want to see the data. I want to see what grants were issued, who did the research, how much money for the research, how much money for the overhead, who these investigators are, and what their record is of awarding that administrative…
Here is why this matters, Dr. Clancy, and everybody here. Is that we have a situation where there is an inherent conflict of interest...
Now, up in Maine, where I come from, that is a conflict of interest. And here is why that matters.
If we are looking for research on veterans who have problems, and we have mountains of data on what their ailments are, it would make sense to me that we use that information.
But 30 years ago, you folks were created by Congress specifically to solve this problem, correct?
I think that communication with the private sector in both directions is absolutely critical, so that you can share threat information, malicious software signatures.
I introduced a bill that we refer to as the No Fly, No Buy legislation. What it says is that, if you are listed on the Government's terrorist watch list--and I am not talking about the very broad one; I am talking about the no-fly…
Again, my thanks to each and every one of you for your participation and for helping us gain a better understanding of this important issue.
What I would like to get from you today is a commitment that you will increase your outreach to passenger coalitions before making fundamental changes in your operations and routes.
I certainly understand the need for a business mentality to be brought to Amtrak operations and Congress has directed Amtrak to work to make the entire national network financially more sustainable.
Leadership, sustained leadership to be committed to this statute of 2008 and 2015 is paramount