Is there anything in the bill that would require moneys that go to an area where unemployment is high, to actually be spent on people who li...
But we do need aggressive oversight to make sure that these projects, with only rock solid merit, are getting the taxpayer money.
A fair amount of this money is going into regions typically because unemployment rates are higher there than in other areas.
I actually support jail time.
Senator Tester has been an incredible ally through all of my experiences and involvement with veterans' mental health issues.
Do you think there should be something done?
I commend them on that, you know, making a solid attempt to address that.
I do not think we have a mental health professional east of Billings, Montana.
Real quick--just kind of dovetailing off of Senator Burr's question--in areas that you are going to contract with local communities, how do ...
What about the highly rural areas? Are we doing anything different from rural areas as far as getting people into them?
We need to do better there.
If you have got a situation where the nearest mental health professional is several hours away... we have got a problem.
I intend to reintroduce the Rural Veterans Health Improvement Act.
I absolutely appreciate your work. Thank you very much for being here.
I guess the question I had is if we--and I agree there is need for contracting services, but I do not want to take away from the VA's effect...
Are there plans or how do you see us increasing mental health crisis beds to be available within a reasonable driving time?
The relationship as it stands is not working properly.
The President's budget and its discretionary authority increases health care funding by $5 billion over last year's budget.
