Helping OIF/OEF veterans return to employment

I take no comfort in that. Could you take a look at it and see if I could keep the Comfort, or Maryland can keep the Comfort.

Providing accessible and effective educational benefits to our veterans is vital.

I have introduced the GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act of 2012.

The Service Members Rights Enforcement Improvement Act of 2012 is a bill I really wish was not necessary.

Mr. President, I see the Senator from Texas is waiting so let me conclude in the next couple of minutes. We talked about clean coal and why that is important. Let me tell my colleagues what else is important. Based on the statistics, the…

Mr. President, I would like to commend my colleague from Tennessee and his leadership when it comes to clean air. He has a long history for fighting for clean air in Tennessee in this country, and we share the common goal of maintaining a…

Mr. President, I ask that I be given 10 minutes to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Servicemembers Employment Protection Act

Thank you for having me and, Ranking Member Burr, thank you for your leadership on this as well and all the Committee Members.

The Congress now has to really have a sense of urgency at developing the legislative framework, starting with Lieberman-Collins, in the protecting of .com.

Successes in public health, and medical treatments, and chronic disease have resulted in tremendous increases in longevity.

Do you believe, as I believe, that the LCS is indeed a key part of executing our new defense strategy?

Dementia, despite not being recognized a terminal illness several years ago, is now the sixth leading cause of death in the United States.

About 2.4 million Americans die each year, and for them dying is a critical event.

nearly 71 percent rated the care of their loved one as excellent.

1 in 3 reported that their loved ones experienced inadequate pain control, they did not have enough emotional support, and that they weren't treated with dignity.

This sequestration, coupled with projected discretionary defense spending, could add 1 percent to the national unemployment rate from job losses.