I anticipate before the November election we will be laying out a whole series of policies that relate to immigration.

I anticipate before the November election we'll be laying out a whole series of policies that relate to immigration.

Governor Romney supports the right of states to craft laws that assist the federal government in enforcing immigration laws, particularly when the federal government has failed in its duty to enforce those laws.

He has not changed his position one bit.

Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 2025. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. Paul] proposes an amendment numbered 2025.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To end the mailbox use monopoly) At the end of title…

Mr. President, it is a Federal crime for anyone but the U.S. Postal Service to use a mailbox. The United States is the only country in the world that grants a mailbox monopoly. You can purchase your mailbox, you can install it, you can fix…

I appreciate that step. I think it is really needed.

I believe the IG report has very clearly shown you do not.

She learned about the new positions only a couple days ago, did not know if it was sufficient, and did not know how the Department even reached those numbers.

Well, you heard Mr. Tolentino.

This has to be taken care of. We owe it to these men and women.

I intend to stand up to it, and I expect all of you to stand up to it as well.

I think back in 2005, the IG said this information was there.

I want to ask you specifically how are you going to make sure that 1,600 new mental health care providers that you announced do not remain 1,600 new vacancies?

This hearing will come to order. I would like to welcome all of you to today's hearing to evaluate VA access to mental health care services.

Critically, access to VA health care in a timely fashion is absolutely essential.

I think it is an incredible failure of leadership that no one was looking into this.