The Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs will come to order.
I recognize the need and importance of ensuring appropriate oversight measures are in place for Federal contracts.
I appreciate the opportunity.
REAL ID calls on the States to collect and electronically store individuals' personal records when issuing licenses and ...
I have been a longtime opponent of REAL ID due to concerns about protecting individuals' privacy as well as the States' ...
We must act to fix REAL ID. States simply still cannot afford the $4 billion it would take to implement REAL ID.
If REAL ID is implemented, these databases could provide one-stop shopping for identity thieves and become the backbone ...
Is VA meeting the needs of women veterans?
In order to best meet the needs of all veterans, I also urge the development of enhanced relationships not only between ...
I want to thank the first panel for your testimony and your responses.
It should not be 'free;' it is without-charge counseling for veterans who have undergone such trauma.
One of my major goals is to create a seamless transition for servicemembers as they leave the military and become vetera...
I was actually involved in the initial attempts to roll out the eligibility for military sexual trauma for free counseli...
As part of my oversight responsibility, I learned that some veterans at the Austin, Texas, clinic were inappropriately b...
VA is poised to make some important changes to how care is delivered to women, but, in fairness, we seem to have a bit o...
To disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and to prevent their return to either country in...
The implementation of an effective policy toward Pakistan is a very significant and important national security priority...
The President's strategy states that the United States must pursue constructive diplomacy with both India and Pakistan.