Today, I will take it in any form DOD can give it to me as quickly as they are.

We have heard that from veterans and you have heard it from us, and I appreciate your cooperation.

The DOD has committed that by the end of the calendar year they will deliver all of their medical records.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I thank you all for being here and thank you for your continued work on a number of these areas including the claims backlog which is vexing not only to us but obviously to stakeholders across the country.

On June 12, I introduced legislation with Senators Klobuchar and Blumenthal aimed at preventing bogus companies from cramming charges onto consumers' phone bills.

I have sponsored a measure called the Veterans Back to School Act that would, in effect, eliminate the 10-year limit on GI Bill benefits.

This bill would ensure that religious symbols, regardless of affiliation, are allowed to be part of military memorials.

I believe it is important that veterans are given proper compensation for the sacrifices made in service to our country.

I also wish to speak in support of S. 868, the Filipino Veterans Promise Act, I cosponsored with Sen. Heller.

It is important that the Federal Government be a model employer of veterans.

I want to associate myself with the testimony of my colleague from Hawaii, Senator Schatz, in support of S. 690, the Filipino Veterans Fairness Act.

Mr. President, the Senate has begun a historic debate on comprehensive immigration reform. We have had and will continue to have hours of debate on this issue. I think it is appropriate that I spend a few minutes explaining the bill in…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to deliver a floor speech on immigration reform in Spanish and that the Spanish and English versions be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

El senado ha comenzado un debate historico sobre una reforma migratoria comprensiva. Hemos tenido y continuaremos a tener horas para debatir este asunto. Creo que es apropiado que tome unos pocos minutos para explicar la legislacion en…

I think with the bipartisan support we have--we worked with the VA to make sure this would not contribute to the backlog volume--we now have legislation that we believe is ready for the Committee's consideration.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1137 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

The bill that I am going to discuss today is S. 748 and it is the product of a long-standing and bipartisan partnership.

What the Aging Committee found--we actually had an undercover investigation that was again at the request of a bipartisan group of Senators.