I think No Child Left Behind is awful legislation because it has resulted in so many of our teachers teaching to the test.

We have to find a way of being appealing and accountable to the interests of our children.

I and many other Senators objected to the administration's proposal because we were fearful that it would extinguish the great momentum that is occurring in lots of communities across the Nation.

I rise to speak in support of the nomination of Patricia Millett to be a Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. As my colleagues have noted, Patricia Millett will bring a wealth of…

on Monday I introduced a bill, S. 1588, with Senators Moran, Isakson, and Begich to provide an emergency safety net to roughly 144,000 veterans waiting for VA care. I thank my colleagues for their support. This bill fixes a catch-22 in…

So, I think it has come up a number of times, the lack of information and the need to provide information, not just once because I am sure veterans get tons of stuff that they are supposed to remember but, you know, who can.

These bills do a lot of good, from improving dental health services and making mental health services available to veterans and their families.

This legislation will ensure that U.S. residents who are Filipino World War II veterans receive the full benefits that they have earned through their service.

This bill will help survivors of sexual assault get the care they need.

I think the Chairman's bill is a good bill and that these victims may, in fact, prefer to go to VA where maybe they feel that there is more privacy, et cetera.

We owe all servicemembers and veterans, no matter when and where they served, the care they need and the benefits they have earned, and these measures would help fulfill that commitment.

IAVA supports this draft legislation, which would expand eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to certain veterans.

It cannot just be at the time of their discharge because these things, they need to get timely reminders.

In principle, the answer to that is absolutely yes because we do it through the Vet Centers.

I hope that you will be supportive of this kind of a change because they are in a situation over which we have no control.

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1607 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1608 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

yesterday Senate Republicans rejected a cloture motion on a strictly party-line basis for a simple measure to prevent default for the United States of America. This bears repeating. Yesterday we voted on whether to proceed to a bill to…