Today's Quotes

The issues presented in this case potentially reach roughly 462,000 women veterans of reproductive age who are enrolled in VA health care.

For them, the Final Rule means a VA physician is prohibited from discussing the full range of a patient’s options during a pregnancy.

VA’s Final Rule rests on a faulty interpretation of federal law that has significant negative consequences for our nation’s veterans.

“Simply to be a veteran requires a degree of selflessness that is extraordinary. Veterans understand what matters most in life, because more than anyone they know how precious life truly is. So on this Veterans Day, we should each examine…

“Through their courage, veterans have given us the gift of safety and security for our very way of life. We enjoy peace because others are willing for our sakes to endure war; we can sleep at night because some heroes serving on the far…

“Veterans Day is a chance to honor those who served and to recommit ourselves to ensuring that veterans receive the care, benefits, and support that they have earned. The heroes who fought for our freedom abroad should not be left to…

I encourage all veterans who are suffering from toxic-exposure to reach out to their local veteran agencies to get a claim filed today.

The PACT Act did exactly that. That historic law is delivering long overdue benefits and health care to Michigan veterans who were exposed to toxic substances like Agent Orange and toxic burn pits during their service.

I applaud the Senate’s unanimous passage of legislation to improve this information, including my legislation to bring more reliable long-term weather predictions and more accessible extreme heat information to Americans as they weather…

More reliable and accessible weather information supports our farmers, mariners, and emergency planners as we work to keep each other safe from devastating climate disasters.

Extreme weather events are on the rise and pose an imminent threat to the safety of communities, and climate change poses a growing threat to the ability of farmers and other industries to plan and adapt to changing conditions.

I look forward to seeing the first class of U.S. fellows arriving in Taiwan soon to start this important program.

The Taiwan Fellowship Program will build essential ties between the United States and Taiwan by establishing a fellowship for U.S. federal government employees to live on the island and work for Taiwan ministries, agencies, or…

I am proud that the historic Taiwan Fellowship Program, which was created by legislation that I introduced with Senator Marco Rubio in 2021 and which passed into law in 2022, will now enter into force.

We know from Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq that these wars can take decades to end – hurting our economy, draining our military resources, and making Americans less safe.

It’s been almost a month since we lost our babies in the Silver Rail Elementary School Shooting in Bend. And while the news outlets have since packed up and gone home, our community is still grieving and holding on tightly to the babies we…

Today’s action shows the children, parents and staff at Silver Rail Elementary School as well as all of Bend that the entire nation stands with them after last month’s horrific school shooting.

In the days and weeks since the horrific shooting at Silver Rail, my heart has remained with the Bend community and all the students and families affected.