I think the conversation around changes that WIOA have made in our Nation's workforce development system in preparing Americans for high-ski...
They don't want to go back to those days.
You do not agree with us finding ways to cut readiness, do you?
I have been on this committee for an awful lot of years.
I think there has to be a commitment, though, if they are going to get the funding they need.
All 16 members of the U.S. Intelligence Community jointly released a declassified report in January that included their shared conclusion th...
We cannot be both militarily strong but economically weak.
I realize we cannot maintain the strongest military at the expense of our domestic priorities.
If we do not lift the budget caps from 2 years ago, effectively, we are robbing Peter to pay Paul.
I have seen the obvious necessity of our military power. But I have also heard almost universally from our commanders in the field how neces...
Cutting Medicaid would hurt veterans. Efforts in Congress to cut Medicaid jeopardize a critical source of health coverage for veterans.
So, if veterans lost their Medicaid, there is a reasonable possibility, many of them would turn to the VA for care.
I would like to see that program expanded. What it does is provides debt forgiveness.
Ultimately, you are absolutely right, Senator. We cannot forget the need to invest in VA's ability to provide direct care, hire more physici...
So, this is actually taking money away from VA benefits and using it in another purpose.
I want to touch on briefly what is a terrible, terrible national crisis, and that is the opioid epidemic.
Can you say a word about how the VA can lead this country away from opioids, although obviously sometimes they are necessary, into less type...
the VA has a pretty good health care system.
