I think the main drivers of this prison growth are front-end sentencing laws that were enacted by us in Congress, like the proliferation of ...
It is a problem that Congress created, but it is also a problem that Congress can fix, and it is high time we do so.
If we do nothing, we are choosing to let the corrections budget take away from the FBI's ability to disrupt terrorist groups.
I want to thank you for the prompt attention to concerns that I have raised and Senator Blumenthal and others have raised regarding the prop...
Those are not choices my colleagues wish to make. Those are not smart choices.
Many States, led by Senator Hirono's home State of Hawaii's example, the HOPE program, have implemented parole systems that impose 'swift an...
In my view as I have stated many times, I think VA does a very good job in providing quality, cost-effective health care to our veterans.
We also know that the VA has a number of problems that this Committee is going to continue working hard to try to improve.
The bottom line is you have a huge bureaucracy and a very large budget. I think the average veteran in this country believes VA is doing a g...
I cannot underscore enough the level of frustration veterans have with VA's disability claims system.
A measure of this ilk has been needed for some time, especially in those areas of the Nation where public transportation is spotty or non-ex...
One of the areas that we are going to work on is to expand and simplify VA health care.
I think VA is beginning to do a good job. We will probably have a hearing on that issue but I think we are making some progress in at least ...
We spend billions of dollars because people do not have access to primary health care and they end up in the emergency room at 10 times the ...
IAVA supports the draft bill entitled the Enhanced Dental Care for Veterans Act, which would extend allowable dental services to veterans.
IAVA supports the draft bill entitled the Medical Foster Home Act, which would allow the VA to cover the costs associated with care at a med...
We must not continue kicking the can down the road while servicemembers and veterans are subjected to an untenable system.
the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) should be given the ability to provide dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) and other rela...
