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it is extraordinary where we find ourselves today. We are on the verge of a cloture vote and possibly a confirmation vote for Judge Kavanaugh to join the Supreme Court. At the same time, we have credible allegations of sexual assault…
Americans are taking to the skies like never before. According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, a new high of 74.8 million domestic and international passengers flew in June of 2018, a 5.8-percent increase compared to last year…
one out of four women in this country has been a victim of sexual assault. This is an epidemic, and it tells me-- and I think the vast majority of the American people--that we need a culture change in the way boys and men respond to women…
If a financial institution is too big to fail, it is too big to exist.
We need trade policies that benefit American workers, not just the CEOs of large corporations.
It is with some sadness that I have to say I believe this is an absolutely terrible tax bill. The economy is growing. That has been a claim that has been made by proponents of this tax policy. But it is growing for the few. It is not…
These treatments should be accessible to all veterans; if alternative treatments and therapies are deemed to be effective they need to be made available and integrated into veterans' current models of care.
The American Legion recommends and supports any government efforts to create incentives to encourage volunteerism.
To ensure that all veterans are being properly cared for at Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs medical facilities, The American Legion has established a Suicide Prevention Program.
The American Legion remains deeply concerned by the high suicide rate among servicemembers and veterans and is committed to finding a way to help end this crisis.
The American Legion thanks this Committee for holding this important hearing and for the opportunity to explain the views of the nearly 2 million members of this organization.
We also know that over the past several years VA has invested significant resources toward addressing that number, which stubbornly has not changed.
These numbers leave me with a lot of questions, ones which I hope we can find the answers to today.
Most of us have heard VA's staggering and heartbreaking statistic that every day 20 veterans end their lives, 20.
That is a culture that has to change.
I do not judge what President Trump says because I think he's a kind of unstable guy who lies a whole lot of the time, and whatever he says today may well change tomorrow.
I think he would, if seated, become part of a hard-right majority voting against the environment, voting against women's rights in Roe versus Wade, voting against campaign finance reform.