Today, many dependent children of veterans who are permanently and totally disabled from a service connected disability or who died in the line of duty are no longer being covered by their health insurance program. I am introducing…

Through Senator Akaka's efforts, VA spending for health care is now appropriated a year in advance--protecting it from an imperfect budget process that is so often affected by politics.

Your leadership over the past four years contributed to historic achievements for veterans.

The biggest challenge will be training those members who are not co-located with their units or who serve intermittently.

Through the Dodd-Frank Act, we provided the Commission with the authority to require meaningful disclosures prior to the purchase of an investment product or services.

I continue to work purposefully and responsibly toward certification.

this would most likely be your last defense budget hearing before this committee.

Given the many demands on the defense budget and the recently announced reductions, how does the fiscal year 2012 budget impact our military readiness in the Pacific region?

Every Afghan soldier and police recruit now undertakes mandatory literacy education.

I believe that taking care of those defending our Nation is a responsibility and not a choice.

I want to thank you all for your leadership and service.

If we can convince supervisors and workers, both in the Federal workforce and elsewhere, that there is not a sharp divide between people with disabilities, otherwise known as 'them,' and everyone else in the workplace, often known as 'us,'…

we owe you, I think, as a veteran with a disability, a debt and should honor that by offering you Federal employment.

I am eager to hear from our witnesses today about the progress they have made as well as what more needs to be done.

I have been working with OPM to increase the use of telework in the Federal Government and my Telework Enhancement Act was signed into law last year.

if USERRA is not going to be applied, then I agree with Christine Griffin that certainly the Federal Government should be a place where veterans should be more than welcome.

People with disabilities tend to leave Federal service at a higher rate than other employees.

the only way to actually get rid of attitudinal barriers is to hire people with disabilities.

This is a critical tool. We have, again--I cannot say enough about the Department of Defense CAP program.

The Federal Government must work to reverse this trend by setting an example of successfully hiring and accommodating people with disabilities.

Fulfilling this sacred obligation is dependent on DOD and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) cooperation.

I rise today to strongly oppose Senator Wicker's amendment to prevent Transportation Security Administration employees from being able to collectively bargain. There is no need for the Senate to use valuable time considering this issue…

this past Friday marked the annual Earned- Income Tax Credit Awareness Day. I rise to recognize the success and importance of this vital tax benefit for hard-working Americans. As our country continues its steady recovery from the worst…

I commend the Department of Veterans Affairs on a very impressive recent achievement. The Department's mail-order pharmacy program was recently rated as top in the Nation among mail-order pharmacies by J.D. Power and Associates in their…

I rise today to reaffirm my strong commitment to have the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act enacted into law. This bill is of great importance to all of the people of Hawaii. The bill would simply put the State of Hawaii on…