these impoverished, single elderly women count on Social Security every single month to keep their heads above water.
I want to make sure Senator Casey gets a chance to speak.
This was a special priority of mine.
My hope is that we will be able to make significant progress on that even before the end of the session.
Now, I understand that you all are advocating some sort of inventory for information that you think is most promising to...
This is a great opportunity to dig into an issue that really should be an underpinning of the work Congress does every d...
It would be wrong to deny a child access to foster care when she is being abused and neglected just for the sake of scie...
There's no question the SNAP program has had success in reducing hunger and food insecurity for many families across the...
Congress ought to be finding ways to build in that type of continuous program improvement.
So if I was explaining this at a town hall meeting, what I would say is that I can use this inventory to find programs t...
It is way past time to rectify the situation, and this bill has key language that puts us on track for several major pro...
I think that is one of the reasons we are so interested in fundamental change and ensuring that everybody knows where to...
So in Oregon, we sought to try to break some new ground here in terms of trying to define different relationships betwee...
Mr. Chairman, I very much look forward to working with you and our colleagues.
But there are several pieces to this issue. There is prevention, better coordinating the services, and obviously--again,...
I have been really struck by how negative perceptions about serious mental illnesses are actually growing.
The Finance Committee is responsible for the programs--Medicare and Medicaid--that spend more on mental health than any ...
Because of the lack of appropriate places to meet the needs of those with these mental health challenges, we so often ha...
