Shame on any Member of Congress who advocates for moving something up ahead of line where the data does not say it is the best way to provide care to the communities that need it.

It is time for Congress to give you more tools so that you can provide more veterans with care.

I believe the President has a real commitment to veterans in accelerating some things and frankly did not move as quickly as I would have liked for them to have in the past couple of years.

the SEC and our regulatory regime has made it less attractive for medium-sized companies, companies that are in their growth phase, to enter the public markets.

What we heard from people who complained about data they submit to the Federal Government is that we have lots and lots of data and little information.

I think one of the concerns I have--I was a reader for programs in the Department of Education.

I feel almost as though I have always been cursed with having real objectivity flowing through my veins and always being concerned about evidence-based decisionmaking.

Mr. President, I have 10 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to Rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…

It raises a question about how well we track evacuees through the life cycle.

I think one of the reasons that we have a challenge with evacuating seniors is they just have a fear of the unknown.

I am glad that we framed this as really a response to disaster.

Secretary Spencer, does Congress need to help you and the other military services by reevaluating DOPMA and other related personnel laws in order to ensure our officers are managed in a way that allows them to focus on warfighting and gain…

we really have to get Congress to be more aware of how our actions or inactions are a root cause to some of these problems.

I think, sooner or later, we've got to start demonstrating that some of--Admiral Richardson's always here to say he's going to get the job done, but, at some point, because that balloon bursts, you simply can't get the job done.

Madam President, I would like to express my support for the ongoing deliberative process to address the very valid concerns raised with sections 881 and 886 of the fiscal year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act. Earlier today, I filed…

Mr. President, I am honored to represent over half of all U.S. Special Forces. I would like to address the topic of working to close a growing gap in understanding, assessment, and prediction between traditional and nontraditional…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the nearly 3,000 souls that were taken from us much too soon on September 11, 16 years ago. Like many others, the events of September 11, 2001, are forever etched in my memory. On that day, I was in…

Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from the Education and the Workforce Committee, Mr. Lewis, for offering this amendment. At a time when U.S. job openings are at a record 6.2 million, America faces a skills shortage. Employers all over…