You cannot have a president who makes important decisions and overrides what the United States Congress has worked hard to do because he saw something on a TV program.

Bob Corker is a businessman. He is a husband, a father, and a grandfather. He is a U.S. Senator. But at his heart, he is a Tennessean. Senator Corker's success in business has translated into a successful Senate career. In these uncertain…

on November 6, millions of Americans, including thousands of Vermonters, headed to the polls to cast their votes in these midterm elections. Back home, Vermonters reelected our governor, Governor Phil Scott, a Republican, to another term…

small business are at the heart of many communities around the country, but in a small State like Vermont, local businesses and their owners truly bring people together. Lloyd Squires and his bustling Burlington bagel business, Myer's…

today we will pass a third continuing resolution, CR, to keep the government operating through February 8. I support this CR because a government shutdown is never good for our country--in fact, it is a terrible idea--but this whole…

earlier this month, Marcelle and I, with Marcelle's brother, Claude Pomerleau, attended the Kennedy Center Honors Dinner at the State Department. We were moved by Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan's remarks, which touched on his…

Instead, we are here left trying to figure out why the VA decided to take things in a different direction than what I believe Congress has intended and certainly what veterans have advocated for.

That is a bad deal for our taxpayers. It is a bad deal for our veterans, who would ultimately bear the brunt of cuts to other services or benefits to cover the increased costs of community care.

He has done a great job. He took over after a problematic and a tumultuous time.

The Choice program is not perfect, but it did allow for an undeniable expansion of access and care.

the quality of care at the VA is good or better than the private sector.

In the next Congress, let's work towards having a productive relationship and open dialogue so that we can work together on behalf of the veterans we serve.

We should not be first learning about this in the press. We should be notified immediately with facts that will help us act so that we can prevent other veterans from taking their lives.

It is simply wrong--simply wrong--that only $57,000 in funds Congress prioritized to address preventing veteran suicide has been sent and $6.2 million has been left on the table.

before I begin, I would note my long friendship with the Presiding Officer. I was delighted to see him come back to the Senate. I wish him well now as he leaves the Senate. He is always welcome, by both Democrats and Republicans, when he…

But if you move further down this path, gutting the VA health care system for those veterans who want and need to use it, you will end up bringing down the whole boat.

We have no choice but to see to it the VA is functioning at the highest possible level.

I opposed the MISSION Act.