I will be brief and speak briefly in my capacity as vice chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. There are things here that could be exciting to talk about, and some things are kind of dry, but when we talk about the budget, the…

I find it ironic of that Mueller was appointed head of the FBI by George W. Bush, reappointed by Obama, has always had in this investigation strong bipartisan for what let the man do his job.

I think McConnell is going to play a trick and allow different amendments to come up. And we are working very, very hard right now.

I think what Speaker Ryan has got to do is allow democracy to prevail in the House. And the majority of the people in that body want to pass DREAMers legislation, they should be allowed to have the vote and it is really wrong of Ryan to…

I think the idea of spending billions of dollars on a wall is totally crazy.

I think we have a moral crisis in this country right now that has to be dealt with. Eighty percent of the American people in poll after poll say that we cannot turn our backs on these young people and leave them subject to deportation.

the possibility of deportation. And this would be a moral outrage.

I'm going to be voting against this legislation for two reasons. The first is that when we are now spending more money on the military than the next 12 nations combined and when study after study shows that there has been enormous amount…

it is no secret that our country faces a major healthcare crisis and, in fact, a dysfunctional healthcare system. We have some 30 million people who have no health insurance, and that number is going to go up in the coming year. We have…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Community Health Centers

My opinion is the same as the Administration's position, which is that expansion of the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is the right and equitable thing to do, but we can't responsibly support it without…

We strongly support improving the Caregiver programs and focusing its resources on Veterans who need it most regardless of when they served.

We know that veterans who are able to stay in their homes with caregiver support have better well-being.

We think the program's eligibility criteria should target Veterans who would require a higher level of care, outside of their home were it not for the assistance of their family caregiver.

I support expanding the Family Caregiver Program to pre-9/11 veterans, but I believe that before doing so we must ensure that the program is working as intended.

This is about learning how we can do this better going forward.

We think that we can make a big difference in the cost impact of this program on taxpayers.

we published a directive, which is the national policy that all VISNs are required--all medical centers are required to follow.