Angus King: “I hope that might be a bit of a focus of your work is to find ways to recognize and acknowledge those volunteers because…”

Whether implemented through regulation or enacted by Congress, these cuts would strip disabled veterans of earned compensation and health care benefits – they should be rejected outright.

I said to the Secretary was, we want a full, transparent and open investigation of this matter.

Our sailors and Marines signed up to serve and to be treated with respect. They did not sign up to be kept at sea indefinitely with no announced return date and, by multiple accounts, without reliable food, hot water, or working plumbing.

Our democracy remains healthy only when those who constitute it have their voices heard, and this bill will protect their ability to do so.