Mark Kirk

You were also confirmed by the Office of Medical Inspector, who said this was an improper thing.

I do want to thank my ranking minority member, Senator Tester of Montana, for working so well with me in a bipartisan manner.

If people are manipulating the wait times, then somebody in crisis could make that decision and you could have avoided it.

Since you have met with Robert McDonald and the White House Deputy Chief of Staff Robert Nabors, has the wait list problem improved at Hines at all?

Could you estimate for the subcommittee how many patients' echocardiograms were in those boxes that were never read?

There can be no saving of an agency as large as the VA if the employees operate from a constant position of fear rather than conviction and collaboration.

We must protect the protectors of our veterans.

Even though the veteran is there in the hospital, it is listed as an appointment canceled by a patient.

If it wasn't for your involvement, I don't know if I would have the strength to withstand the constant retaliation I continue to experience.

We would not have a country without our veterans.

This week, I won a great victory in the Senate for veterans' healthcare when the Senate agreed to move forward on the VA appropriations bill.

Chairman Kirk's VA Patient Protection Act will demand accountability for those who retaliate against truth-tellers.

Dedicated nurses and doctors reporting poor treatment of our vets should be heard and not silenced.

It is very difficult for them to get funded in the competitive grants environment.

The research investment for this cancer is severely lacking and the science is not as advanced as it is for other cancers.

I am gravely concerned about the rise of stomach cancer in young people.

A new bill, the Medicare Common Access Card Act S. 1871, introduced by Senator Mark Kirk, would pilot deployment of a modernized Medicare card with a secure smart chip.

Let me just sign on with Senator Warren saying that I also agree with her feelings about how quick the Canadians and the Europeans have been.

It does strike me as odd that we have assumed as a country that the cost of the deal is simply that the money will flow back to Iran in an unfettered, uncontrolled way.

If we deliver over $100 billion to Iran, what do you suspect will happen with regard to this death toll of Americans against Iranian terror?

The cost of the deal as described is acceptable, and we should be mitigating against that.

It gives you a sense of where the Iranian regime is actually highlighting its own priorities.

I can say it is the worst shop in the Government.

What was the worse case of where they access the whistleblower's medical record to retaliate that your office dealt with?

I have decided not to enforce the subpoena.