If we do not stand up for those companies that have made those investments and see to it that trade is as fair as we can make it with Brazil, then other countries will see it as an opportunity to do the same type of thing.

Which tells me that opiate overprescription is probably as big a problem in DOD as it is in veterans' health care.

I hope we will do so as expeditiously as possible, and then I hope we can take action to help support VA.

If you uncover a provider who is not following the proper safety administration of opioid prescriptions, what training or what follow-up do you require to make sure that they do not do it again, or is there a prescription for doing that?

Seamless transition from DOD health care to veterans health care, which by the way General Schoomaker did a remarkable job of improving.

If there is a growing culture that believes it does not matter or it is not as important... we need to nip that in the bud.

this Friday, May 2, a gentleman from Georgia will retire after 29 years of service. William--Bill--Cathcart, with WTOC for 29 years as general manager and 2 years with the firm, will be saying goodbye to his leadership with WTOC, one of…

I ask unanimous consent to be recognized for up to 2 minutes as if in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Tribute to Bill Cathcart

I thank the Senator from North Dakota, and I acknowledge and thank the distinguished majority whip for allowing us extra time to talk about a subject he would probably prefer us not to talk about, but I appreciate it very much. So I will…

What we are trying to do is find out how we deal with it, and once it happens, to prevent it from happening again.

I worry sometimes that prescribing opiates to mental health patients who come in for their first encounters at VA prescribing opiates might mask a greater problem or might accelerate a problem that exists.

We cannot allow ourselves to take the easy way out in terms of pain management or therapy for our veterans.