"I think Brunswick or Portland is halfway between Madawaska and New York City. People don't realize how tall Maine is."
"shame on us if we're not ready for it because it's totally predictable."
"Fifteen percent is the gap?"
"I don't think there's one in Washington County either."
"If you can't--if you can't get enough people, you're not going to be able to meet the staffing ratios which could mean a loss of capacity rather than a gain for the veterans."
"We've really got to work on that because it would be awful to have somebody who's ready, wants a mission, wants to do it but they can't wait for nine months or a year."
"Your costs didn't go down? Your cost didn't go down----"
"You're dipping into savings to pay the rent."
"I want to publicly thank the chair and co-chair of the committee, Jon Tester of Montana and Jerry Moran of Kansas."
"I like the idea. In other words, additional federal funds not generally but targeted toward workforce retention?"
"the best news I've heard so far is the expansion of the home-based care."