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I know the Senator from Mississippi was on Active Duty in the Air Force for several years and has stayed in contact with many members of the military not just as a result of his service on the Armed Services Committee but because he is…
The Senator is exactly right. Obviously, we both spent an awful lot of time on the floor of the Senate debating this. As we talked about, we were here voting on Christmas Eve of 2009 against this bill when it passed with 60 Democratic…
The Senator is exactly right. And we obviously know what that would lead to. Those hackers attacking America today are getting proprietary information as well as financial remuneration, unfortunately, in too many instances. And to open…
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Speaker, I am honored today to add my name to the list of those who support this legislation. H.R. 2019 bears the name of a child whose bravery and wisdom should inspire us all. Gabriella Miller reminds us that…
Obamacare's impact on premium provider networks is a generic term for Obamacare's impact on the lives of people and families.
Madam President, I wish to pay tribute to MAJ Bobby James Cox for his exemplary dedication to duty and his service to the U.S. Army and to the United States of America. Major Cox has spent the last year serving in my office as a U.S. Army…
Well, this is one of the fixable laws, this is just one that is broken and it was inherently flawed.
I am not against the Affordable Care Act, but there are flaws in this that are increasing the costs to the patients.
I will close my comments with two additional anecdotes that really strike at what Middle America is all about and what suffering and economic pain Middle America is going through right now as a result of ObamaCare. Michael from Dunwoody…
The Senator from Mississippi mentioned the way this came about and the comments of the majority leader that I can't believe he really believes. It is hard for me to believe he thinks this is working. He is not a fool. I also listened to…
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I do appreciate that. I do appreciate what your staff and others have done, the ranking member, in moving this legislation through. And also my good friend from Illinois (Mr. Schneider) in where we have been able…
Today, more than a quarter of a million appeals are waiting to be resolved.
Although any true progress is welcome, I think there are still many reasons for concern.
I want to thank VA for the attention they have been paying most recently to the veteran suicide issue but please remind them that until we get our arms around this we are going to continue to focus like a laser beam on that problem because…
To start with, nearly 700,000 veterans and their families do not yet have an answer to their requests for benefits.
In fact, The American Legion recently testified that it found errors in over half of the decisions that it reviewed last year.
Is there a particular medical problem that causes your adjudicators the biggest problems? Is there a particular medical condition?
We had a hearing in Atlanta in August 2012 on the veteran suicide problem at the Atlanta VA but also focused nationwide on the problem--that 22 veterans a day, 8000 a year are taking their own life.