Angus King

You should be. They're great, and I've never heard a negative word from a veteran about the treatment.

How do we be confident in this Committee that we're not sacrificing the quality of service to our veterans if we are reducing staff and at the same time, demand is going up?

I just want to be sure you have the staff to serve them.

Ninety-plus percent of seniors want to stay in their houses as long as they possibly can.

Ninety-plus percent of seniors want to stay in their houses as long as they possibly can.

I hope you'll keep an open mind, because this is a way--it's a lot cheaper to buy somebody a bath mat than to fix a broken hip.

How do we be confident in this Committee that we're not sacrificing the quality of service to our veterans if we are reducing staff and at the same time, demand is going up?

I'm going to be introducing legislation to have you take a special focus on falls.

I've never heard a negative word from a veteran about the treatment.

I rise to provide a brief statement on the nomination votes on April 8, 2024. Had I been here for the vote on Monday, April 8, 2024, I would have voted in ``yea'' on vote No. 115, the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar No. 534…

Tremendous opportunity for everybody, absolutely. But the issue of distribution of wealth, the wealth dividend, Senator, from AI, I know that is what we are really talking about here.

Tremendous opportunity for everybody, absolutely. But the issue of distribution of wealth, the wealth dividend, Senator, from AI, I know that is what we are really talking about here.

This proposal is going in the wrong direction. Flexibility is what we need.

Let's give flexibility to workers and to employers. Don't have Government come in and intervene.

We are, however, opposed to amending the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to change the overtime requirements for nonexempt employees from 40 hours to 32 hours.

We agree with Senator Sanders' objective of holding this hearing to explore options for employees to share any 'AI wealth dividend' that may occur as a result of AI-related productivity advances in the workplace.

We should spend, the Pentagon should spend as much time, money, and effort on transition out as they do on recruiting in.

Those two phrases are 'veteran suicide' and 'veterans homelessness'. That ought to be stricken.

We should spend, the Pentagon should spend as much time, money, and effort on transition out as they do on recruiting in.

Those two phrases are 'veteran suicide' and 'veterans homelessness'. That ought to be stricken.

Tremendous opportunity for everybody, absolutely. But the issue of distribution of wealth, the wealth dividend, Senator, from AI, I know that is what we are really talking about here.

I will be there for you in that Committee.

Those two phrases are 'veteran suicide' and 'veterans homelessness'. That ought to be stricken.

We should spend, the Pentagon should spend as much time, money, and effort on transition out as they do on recruiting in.

We need navigation help. We need people that can help veterans know what the programs are, what is available, and how to navigate what is sometimes a pretty daunting system.