Providing for them when they return home is the least we can do to show our unwavering commitment to our veterans and appreciation for their service.

Our government must now ensure that those who were exposed to Agent Orange during wartime are provided for when they return home.

I have been a proud supporter of our Nation's veterans and I am excited to sponsor this critical legislation today.

The veterans who served off the coast in blue water must now provide service-connection and exposure to Agent Orange, which can often prove a long and burdensome process.

I personally would like to applaud your decision to adopt the same electronic healthcare system as the DOD.

Thank you again for taking some time today.

Here at the federal level we have to ensure that Congress makes it a requirement for the DOD to say that, 'You will outline your certifications to either match what is acceptable within the State or somehow establish those partnerships,'…

I appreciate the fact that you acknowledge that there is other science out there.

If someone calls in to make an appointment and it takes them 2 months, where is the confusion?

The VA continues to deny claims for Blue Water Navy veterans, despite studies showing higher rates of cancer and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among shipboard veterans.

This year I introduced legislation to right this wrong, H.R. 299, the Blue Water Navy Veterans Act, which currently has over 270 bipartisan cosponsors.

one of the issues I have focused on in my career and my actual first piece of legislation I ever signed into law had to do with securing someone's ID and their personal information.