"IEDs remain the number one cause of casualties in Afghanistan."
"It's impossible to overstate the importance of our military engagement in the Asia-Pacific region."
"the stigma still exists among servicemembers. It is imperative to get the message to our warriors that it would be courageous to reach out for help."
"It is impossible to overstate the importance of our military engagement in the Asia Pacific region."
"How should the DOD address what the Independent Review characterizes as the failure to apply professional standards of officership?"
"What steps should the DOD undertake to ensure the resiliency and recovery of healthcare providers so that they can continue to provide members of the Armed Forces and their families with the best heal..."
"Congress, working closely with the Administration, must protect privacy rights and civil liberties while trying to improve our Nation's defenses."
"As President Obama has made clear, weaknesses in our counterterrorism systems and human errors have created gaps in our Nation's defenses."
"We should enhance our international partnerships, use imagination and risk-based thinking in exploring potential threats."
"This is becoming so obvious now, what has been going on with this Administration."
"These families need the support of the VA also to deal with needs of the veteran in the home situation."
"Would you be able to tell me the national average time to approval for an application for independent living services and the average time for approvals in Maui?"
"We have a lot of challenges. Developing a complex health care system in the isolated areas that we face out here in the Pacific is a challenge."
"Do you see any barriers, including potentially connecting VA to the community health clinic in East Maui?"
"Thank you for your service to our country."
"I believe that we are prepared and committed to go forth with this project if we can receive the proper funding for it."
"Mahalo, Senator Akaka. As far as here on Maui, there probably could be some improvement, but in my opinion, 10, 15 years ago there was some. Today there is more."
"As Chairman, I am committed to overseeing that all veterans, especially those in my home State of Hawaii, receive the highest quality of care."
