Madam President, a lot of these adoptions wouldn't have happened without Senator Landrieu. When we go anywhere in this country on the adoption issue and mention her name, we see nodding of heads of so many parents because they actually…

Over the years, though, vacancies on the Board have threatened the NLRB's ability to operate, which has a real impact on the lives of workers and employers.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize one of Minnesota's true dedicated public servants: former Congressman Bill Frenzel. For twenty years, Bill represented the Third District of Minnesota in the U.S. House of Representatives with…

I have no doubt that historical trauma is a big piece of this.

I want to associate myself with all the statements I have heard so far and thank Senator Begich.

As far as the Toxic Research Exposure Act of 2014, this is an issue we have been looking at for quite a number of years now.

I urge all of my colleagues to support this important piece of legislation and show our Veterans with action, and not just promises, that we have them 'covered.'

The reality is the VA has done very little in the way of studying Agent Orange affects in anybody ever, in the whole history of Vietnam veterans coming home.

I urge all of the Members of this Committee to support this legislation so that we can begin to turn the tide against suicide.

My bill H.R. 4977 the Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery Act, COVER we call it, will help remedy this tragic problem.

This bill is what you get when you have folks sitting around a table, trusting one another and working to get it right for our Nation's veterans.

Instead of presuming to know what is best for Veterans, we should simply ask them, don't you think?

H.R. 5059 is the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act. It is an example of how we get things right on Capitol Hill.

One veteran lost to suicide is too many.

I urge my colleagues to support this measure so we can pass it quickly into law and start addressing an issue that all of us know happens all too often.

With an increasing number of female veterans, the VA must expand its care and services to meet their needs.

While there is no bill that will completely end veteran suicide, this comprehensive bipartisan measure is a step in the right direction.

The model of the Veterans Administration basically comes straight from Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural.