@richardburr· Republican · NC· Mar 13, 2012
I think to some degree that is reinforced by what the IG's report came out with.
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@richardburr· Republican · NC· Mar 13, 2012
I think it gets to some degree as to what the IG's report identified.
@richardburr· Republican · NC· Mar 13, 2012
It shocks me to some degree, as much as the Chairman has been focused on homelessness and the stated commitment of the Secretary and the VA that we seem to be ignorant of the successes that exist in communities all across the country.
@richardburr· Republican · NC· Mar 13, 2012
Although the Department's Enhanced Use Lease authority has expired, VA is prepared to work with Congress.
@richardburr· Republican · NC· Mar 13, 2012
Mr. President, I would like to be recognized. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Carolina.
@richardburr· Republican · NC· Mar 13, 2012
I want to highlight the progress that we have made. There were deficiencies in our structure as to how I think we attacked the homelessness problem within the VA.
@richardburr· Republican · NC· Mar 12, 2012
Mr. President, I thank the majority leader for his leadership on an amendment to the Transportation bill, the Menendez- Reid-Burr amendment. For short title purposes, it is called the NAT GAS bill. This is not a new bill. It is not a…
@richardburr· Republican · NC· Mar 12, 2012
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak in morning business for up to 40 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
@virginiafoxx· Republican · NC· Mar 8, 2012
It is time that we emphasize the facts about the price of gas in our country. On inauguration day for President Obama, the average price of gasoline was $1.84 per gallon. Today, it's $3.75. That's an increase of 103 percent. The estimate…
@virginiafoxx· Republican · NC· Mar 7, 2012
Mr. Speaker, I'm extremely disappointed by the President's fiscal year 2013 budget proposal, which would dramatically increase health care costs for our Nation's veterans and military personnel. While I applaud the Pentagon's willingness…
@virginiafoxx· Republican · NC· Mar 7, 2012
we would like to see some of that resolve applied to guaranteeing that returning veterans get a fair deal
@virginiafoxx· Republican · NC· Mar 7, 2012
H.R. 3610, Streamlining Workforce Development Programs Act of 2011, introduced by Representative Virginia Foxx [R-NC], legislation would consolidate and streamline redundant and ineffective Federal workforce development programs to…
@kayhagan· Democratic · NC· Mar 7, 2012
As I travel across North Carolina, no matter where I am, I hear the same refrain, and that is that we need more people with high-level skills in the science, technology, engineering, and math subjects.
@gkbutterfield· Democratic · NC· Mar 7, 2012
By providing up to $17,500 for all veterans regardless of the institution they opt to attend, this measure remedies this issue.
@gkbutterfield· Democratic · NC· Mar 7, 2012
Thank you for holding this hearing and providing me the opportunity to present testimony in support of H.R. 3483, the Veterans Education Equity Act of 2011, introduced by the Honorable G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina.
@gkbutterfield· Democratic · NC· Mar 7, 2012
This inequity has caused many veterans to drop out of college, transfer, or assume tremendous financial burdens to attend school.
@gkbutterfield· Democratic · NC· Mar 7, 2012
We owe our veterans every opportunity to get a quality education and enter the workforce with the tools needed to compete.