I want to talk a little bit about partnership with volunteers particularly as it applies to rural America.
But there has been, I think, a lack of communication and collaboration between the VA and the private providers.
the bottom line is in Indian Country, there is not a lot of extra money to shave and we all know that.
the budget is about priorities and I look forward to hearing from the witnesses today why money was put where as far as priorities go.
I think it depends on what conflict they were involved in. I can tell you there are a lot of vets that were turned down for service years ag...
We are at a time when agencies are attempting to do more with less. So, it only makes sense to work more collaboratively with partners, to b...
I want to talk about something the Chairman has been an advocate of for some time now and this is community health centers.
I just see a huge train wreck coming down.
Just last week, Senator Max Baucus--one of the chief authors and primary advocates of the A-C-A--called implementation of the law a 'train w...
I just see a huge train wreck coming down because of bumbling implementation.
We would like to especially thank Senator Baucus and Senator Hatch for their letter to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative calling f...
Chairman Baucus, I would be remiss in not pointing out that we will sorely miss your leadership here in the Senate.
Fast-track authority will help us conclude the TPP negotiations, and that will bring concrete benefits for American farmers, ranchers, busin...
I would like to see a bipartisan TPA--that is, Trade Promotion Authority--bill introduced by June.
Let us navigate the challenges before us so we can seize this opportunity to continue extending the external commerce of the United States.
Overall, by the time you get done, let's just assume the military makes the transfer. You get seven of these babies.
We need to get the biggest bang for the buck.
We've got to break the cycle. We're spending money on fighting fires when it would be much better to cut some wood and get us a permanent su...
