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One of the things that has bothered me over the last year or two, or, actually, over the last number of years, when people have even questioned whether the Federal Government has a role in building highways or in transportation systems…
And when we run folks down, you know, when we see it in papers and we see it on radios and we see it on TV, and they create less of a value for those positions, it makes it so much more difficult for these men and women who are--that is…
The positions need to have that same respect come back.
Thank you again for the opportunity to comment on this important matter.
This important bill will allow the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into provider agreements for extended care services.
We must step up to provide these heroes who have protected us with the resources they need including a place where they can be safe and protected.
Now is the time to stop making temporary fixes. This legislation permanently fixes this loophole for veterans.
Providing benefits to veterans driven to homelessness by domestic violence is something we all should support--and have supported in the past.
Providing veterans with the care they need and deserve continues to be a top priority of mine and most of us on this committee.
This commonsense bill gives the VA the legislative authority, the fix it needs to follow through the original proposed rule.
This important bill would expand veterans' access to certain healthcare services and allow former servicemembers to receive those services from local providers.
I commend you for that. And clearly that has informed your agenda here today to make sure all of our Native students are provided with the best educational opportunities possible.
Too many schools lack adequate infrastructure and educational resources, compromising the health, safety, and future postsecondary and professional opportunities of the children they are intended to serve.
Unfortunately, the federal government is failing to keep its promise to these vulnerable children.
It is paramount that we uphold our promise to provide Native American children an excellent education that preserves their tribal heritage.
One of my concerns is just what you referred to, which is having to go through Alimport, the state agency there.