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Always a negative effect on morale.

Do we have any information that their morale is declining?

Are they being degraded in terms of equipment as well as finances, manpower, foreign fighters? Where are they getting their equipment?

If Baghdad isn't inclusive, then this whole enterprise is just not going to be successful.

It's not in our national interest to not be at the table, it seems to me.

It would really help, in my view, if we were members of the Law of the Sea Treaty.

Under the longstanding Berry Amendment, our troops are supposed to be outfitted with clothing and footwear that is made in this country.

Russia, as Senator Shelby has pointed out, has been increasingly aggressive in the Ukraine, in the Baltics, and in the Middle East.

I think we should be applying the same level of resources, money and personnel, to transition out of the service that we put into recruiting in.

So, you see this as an important area, that the comorbidity is a significant issue.

I want to encourage you, in the strongest possible terms, to pursue these technological advances, because time is not on our side.

I think that's important news out of this hearing that this is not a hopeless situation, that there are successful treatments.

Just because a case is filed doesn't mean that the HR manager violated the law. It could be that the veteran was not eligible in the first place.

Some veterans think that because of veterans preference, that they will automatically be hired in the Federal services. That is not the case.

I have heard the comment, the anecdotal comment, that you just mentioned, that they just keep them there until they can say, 'Well, we hired a veteran,' then they let them go.

While the employment situation for veterans continue to improve with veterans' unemployment being lower than nonveterans' unemployment, DOL will not rest as long as any veteran needs assistance finding meaningful civilian employment.

We only want to make sure that there is enough time for public comment. I ask everybody to support this bill. It is a great bill, and it keeps money flowing through the economy for our small businesses and job creators.

I am going to make sure that the people of King Cove are heard.