We should do all that is within our power to make sure the transition from servicemember to veteran and civilian is seamless.

I'm very proud to rise today to recognize a very special guest from Hawaii who is here visiting us in Washington this week. One of my constituents, Tracey Stott Kelly, contacted me recently to set up a United States Capitol tour for her…

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The effects of the sequester are broad and far reaching. Up to 2,600 NOAA employees expect to be furloughed and 2,700 positions not filled, which will affect managing our natural resources and our ability to address climate change. Climate…

I have met with some of the folks on the ground there who, as all of us are concerned about continued shortages in manpower and labor.

It is obviously an issue of concern for us as we look forward to kind of keeping a close eye on this as it develops.

Please do hear the resolve from my colleagues talking about robust action, not rhetoric...

The bottom line shared up front, is that the DOD and the VA need to work together to think outside the box.

More importantly, something that really annoyed me, Senator, some of these veterans have actually been attacked and assaulted going or coming on that one-mile walk.

I believe that, collectively and creatively, we can find a way to span a distance of one mile and get them a shuttle.