Another area where the VA sometimes has been adverse to the people it is supposed to serve is in the area of less-than-honorable discharges.

I am delighted that you are committed, as is our veteran Secretary to fight like hell for our veterans.

I hope that you will be able to come back to us, and I hope that you will commit to come back to us with specific steps you will take to prioritize those cases.

I want to thank Senator Casey for his very powerful remarks and all of my colleagues for coming to the floor tonight in this event that Senator Murphy and I are helping to lead. Now I recognize Senator Van Hollen of Maryland, a great…

I am honored to follow my colleagues Senators Murphy and Bennet, two fellow champions of this cause. Again, again, we have stood here so many times to advocate for measures that very simply would make Americans safe. And I don't accept…

there is no last word tonight. There is no final saying here. There are no final names. Nora Beller, Tito Roman, Aaliyah Eubanks, Dominick Boston, Brad Keel, James Ray Huddelston--we could be here a long time. But the tragedy is there will…

Would you favor using those statutes, where someone is shown to a court, and a court issues an order to separate that person from his or her firearm, for some limited period of time when help could be provided?

I was proud to sponsor the Peer Act, which was included in the 2018 MISSION Act.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Ms. Barlet, as you know, 19 States have procedures in law for separating individuals who are in imminent risk of danger to themselves, or others, from their guns.

I would appreciate that.

America woke up today to another nightmare, stunning, shocking, savage, but unsurprising because this kind of horror is thoroughly predictable as long as Congress fails to act.

America woke today to another nightmare, stunning, shocking, savage, but unsurprising.

Thank you, Senator Casey. First, let me thank Bob Casey of Pennsylvania for being such a steadfast champion of our seniors, of our vulnerable, and underserved population.

we are working today in the shadow of a truly hideous, horrific series of murders that occurred yesterday in Atlanta, GA, and I want to start by expressing my sympathies to the families that are affected, families of innocent women who…

It was shocking, but it was also deeply offensive. It was an insult to all of our intelligence.

the facts about what Donald Trump knew and when he knew it are singularly within the control of Donald Trump and the defense.

Donald Trump has left this legacy of domestic terrorism of license and legitimacy, which he gave them and then emboldened and fueled their fantasies and falsehoods.

His goal was to overthrow that election. And the January 6th incitement was simply the last-ditch desperate attempt to do it, to overthrow the election so he could retain power.

Supply chain resiliency is critical to our ability as a nation to compete.

It is clear that they don't share our values, that they threaten our economy and our technology lead.

The need is really urgent, for example, for semiconductors because our automobile manufacturers are threatened.

We must ensure that justice for these veterans is achieved now, and no longer delayed, the way it was for Blue Water Navy veterans exposed to Agent Orange.

This panel is an excellent one, and again, my thanks, Mr. Chairman.

I welcome his Executive Order on America supply chains issued recently which concerns shortages of micro boards and semiconductors.

I was proud to support efforts led by Chairman Tester to grant a presumption of service connected for Parkinson's disease, bladder cancer, hypertension, and hyperthyroidism for veterans exposed to certain herbicide agents while serving in…