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Brian Emanuel Schatz is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Hawaii since December 26, 2012. A member of the Democratic Party, Schatz has focused on issues such as climate change, healthcare, and education during his time in office. He succeeded Daniel Akaka and has been an advocate for renewable energy and environmental protection, reflecting Hawaii's unique ecological challenges and opportunities.
As you know, a very well-publicized recent report identified within the Army as that subset being 24,000 veterans who had a less-than-honorable discharge who had a service-connected disability but were denied services in some way, shape…
I had a back-and-forth about a year ago with Dr. Shulkin about the statutory authorization that I believe clearly allows the VA to provide care to those that have bad paper discharges.
I think it's peers. I think it's community groups. I think it's not-for-profit organizations that have community credibility that are going to be able to reconnect these service members to VA.
What worries me the most, though, is that I think you've all got the right clinical and human perspective here...
More than two-thirds of veterans who commit suicide on a given day have either never tried, or tried and failed, to receive help from the VA.
Make no mistake about it, veteran suicide prevention is an all-hands-on-deck imperative.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing to shine a light on a life-or-death matter for many Americans, veterans who are struggling with painful and sometimes overwhelming mental health problems related to the unique challenges of…
The data from the hurricane hunters is critical so that we can fine tune our forecast track.
I would like to follow up on a question that has been asked in multiple forms regarding who does what between public and private sector.
AFRICOM and CENTCOM have policies that deny deployment or require waivers for individuals who have received 'a behavioral healthcare diagnosis or relevant prescription/medication.'
The Army's regulation that governs a soldier's assignment to recruiting duty requires that he or she provide a mental evaluation statement proving no record of emotional or mental instability without defining 'instability.'
In 2006, GAO found that DOD is working to improve the stigma associated with servicemembers who want to access mental health services.
Given Secretary Mattis' commitment to restoring military readiness, is it still wise to stand down the center?
There are 20 regulations mandated by Dodd-Frank that the SEC has not yet drafted or finalized.
Thank you, Admiral, for your great work. Thank you for everything you do in Hawaii.
I guess my question is it still seems to me that we could use a couple of cutters in the Pacific...
How critical is your partnership with the Department of State in terms of, for instance, the Asia-Pacific Rebalance?
As you know, by statute FEMA is required to reevaluate the flood insurance maps every 5 years.
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