The VFW agrees in principle with Sen. Boxer on this legislation, which seeks to ensure that veterans cannot be duped by bad actors in higher education.

There are many legitimate not-for-profit and for-profit institutions of higher learning that are committed helping their students acquire a decent education and/or training that will be immediately marketable.

S. 1211 would prohibit the use of the phrases 'GI Bill' and 'Post-9/11 GI Bill' to give a false impression of approval or endorsement by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Every American will have affordable quality health insurance and health care. This is the goal, I believe, of all Democrats and Republicans.

The fact that the hired private contractors could not build a ready Web site in nearly 3 years is inexcusable.

I would prefer something like five years to give more certainty to the laboratories and those partners in the Office of Science.

I have concerns about the draft's funding profile. It supports budget levels that are below research inflation rates so they are effectively cuts.

If we want to maintain our leadership and standing in technology and innovation and the jobs that will come with it, we can't afford to continue to cut our research budgets.

Thank you, Chairman Lummis. Thank you for holding this hearing. I look forward to hearing from our distinguished panel of witnesses.

The research community often cites sustained growth and predictable funding as being among their top priorities.

I hope that we can work around this, increase the budget and give the Office of Science the research and funding that it deserves.

You love what's wrong with the Web site, and you detest what's working in the Affordable Care Act.

But isn't that telling?

On the issue of security, there was a security breach that arose recently, that I read about at any rate.

It would be devastating for the people in Oregon's Second District--and throughout rural America if these services were no longer available to them.

Thank you again Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member. I look forward to hearing what the administration plans to do to protect Americans from a fatally flawed law that reduces access to health care, increases costs, cuts Medicare, and puts a…

For the Oregonians I represent, access to home health providers is crucial.

Too many of our nation's seniors and rural residents depend on the availability, reliability, and affordability of home health care services.