Thank you, again, for the work that you're doing, particularly on women's healthcare in the VA.

I want to ask you about the PACT Act.

That is really the beauty of it.

Are we making any progress? I know the numbers are still too high. How do you feel about how the VA's doing?

Are we making any progress? I know the numbers are still too high. How do you feel about how the VA's doing?

That is really the beauty of it.

I want to ask you about the PACT Act.

If you could let me know about events that you're planning in Connecticut----

Thank you, again, for the work that you're doing, particularly on women's healthcare in the VA.

I was really just overjoyed to see the expansion.

Just as I said in my testimony, just looking to reform immigration policies so that we can support more direct care workers who are already filling a significant proportion of these roles would be important.

In Connecticut, in 2021, 42 percent of direct care workers lacked affordable housing. That is a searing indictment of the present system.

In Connecticut, in 2021, 42 percent of direct care workers lacked affordable housing. That is a searing indictment of the present system.

Would you respond personally?

I am supporting a measure called the Postal Police Reform Act of 2023, led by Senator Durbin and Senator Collins.

We know that increased wages is not only better for those workers, but it also attracts a better quality workforce.

Would you respond personally?

Anybody with familiarity about the work that is done by long-term care workers knows that they have highly demanding jobs emotionally and physically, and those jobs can be draining.

We know that increased wages is not only better for those workers, but it also attracts a better quality workforce.

Again, would you respond to me because so far there has been inadequate response from the Postal Service.

A recent report found that 43 percent of direct care workers rely on public assistance such as Medicaid or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP.

I am supporting a measure called the Postal Police Reform Act of 2023, led by Senator Durbin and Senator Collins.

There are no Federal training requirements for categories of home care workers, such as personal care aides.

Wages are often at the very top of mind when we discuss long-term care professionals.

Just as I said in my testimony, just looking to reform immigration policies so that we can support more direct care workers who are already filling a significant proportion of these roles would be important.