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.

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.

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

It is, in fact, a scourge. It is a growing problem both abroad and at home.

I rise today to recognize the 48th anniversary of the landmark Griswold v. Connecticut Supreme Court decision. Nearly 50 years ago, the Court greatly expanded women's access to health care by legalizing the use of contraception by married…

Thank you, Senator Nelson.

Well, I would be interested in any more facts or suggestions that any of the folks here this morning may have in that regard.

Is that happening quickly and fully enough?

We have a responsibility to future generations to restore the Gulf.

I have increased confidence, in light of the testimony that I have heard and read, that these projects are being handled in a very thoughtful and deliberate way.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I thank my colleague Senator Hoeven for his leadership on this issue, for his dedication to this cause, his perseverance and persistence in support of democracy. This resolution, in fact, is all about democracy in a land that has been…

Those kinds of rights are basic to fairness and to trust, it seems to me.

You can't have reporting--you can't have prosecution without reporting.

Well, you should talk to some parents. You've talked to your wife. You should talk to parents--I don't know whether you have children--who have to pay their children's cell phone bill.

Not all spectrum is created equal, so to speak.

Wouldn't you agree that right now there is that lack of credibility and trust?

Some spectrum is the equivalent of beachfront property; and others, less desirable.

the crime of sexual assault sullies the good name and honor of the greatest military in the history of the world.

the military has a great opportunity to teach some lessons to the civilian world.

We know from the numbers, though, and you do, that there is a lack of reporting.

You will be charged with drinking. You will be charged with adultery. You will be charged with conduct unbecoming.

How often, I think this point is critical, are victims or survivors, in effect, threatened with prosecution themselves?

Would you say it is a predominant reason that discourages victims from reporting, or is it just incidental and occasional?