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Mr. President, I join my colleague from West Virginia and thank her for her leadership on this work. The continuing problem of opioid abuse--the epidemic that has swept our Nation--has struck at the heart of my State, like West Virginia…
Yes, since Senator Wicker is here, I just wanted to ask a question about the work that we've done together on the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act.
Mr. President, I rise today to speak in support of the Federal Aviation Administration, or the FAA, Reauthorization Act of 2018. This bill provides needed certainty in aviation and gives the FAA authority to enhance consumer protections…
You're saying there's never been a case where you drank so much that you didn't remember what happened the night before or part of what happened?
We are all troubled by the idea that our servicemen and women might return home from battle, survive battle, only to take their own lives.
We can never stop talking about it in trying to find out which areas are working and leave the egos at the door.
Veteran suicide has been elevated to the top priority of this Committee for years, both by Democrats and Republicans; there is no space between us in saving the lives of heroes.
Secretary Wilkie implying in his testimony yesterday before the Senate that our constitutional right to oversight is a burden on his ability to implement the VA MISSION Act signals a very dangerous misunderstanding of the role of Congress…
The tragic epidemic of veteran suicide is one of the most serious challenges facing our country.
We have to preserve and expand resources to homeless vets, including HUD-VASH vouchers which provide crucial support of housing.
We can't see veterans as a whole, certainly veterans' mental health or health care in a vacuum.
If he not met so many obstacles, would my son be alive today?
That is why congressional oversight is the absolute key, putting policies in place that extend beyond individuals and making sure the oversight to implement them is a priority.
We have been able to get out of the simplistic arguments of privatization versus non-privatization and get to the delivery of services for veterans in the most efficient, cost-effective way.
These are not easy. Everybody says, well, it is easy in the VA Committee, everybody agrees on that.
I am humbled and appreciative of the work this Committee has done, but I am also very cognizant we have failed in areas.
