I was a real skeptic at first. I thought it would make sense to make sure that people agreed to participate in programs to address their substance abuse and mental illness, and other issues. And it turns out the reverse, that it works more…

the challenge of enabling our residents to age in place is becoming more and more critical.

if the draconian cuts associated with sequestration are allowed to return in fiscal year 2016 and beyond, it would be devastating to our national security and defense industrial base.

The dredging of these two harbors is critically important to the economies of both communities.

These additional monies are welcome indeed, but, certainly not enough to meet all the needs in my State and throughout the country.

I want to turn to the issue of homeless funding. You and I have had a discussion before on the success of the Housing First model, which I have since become a convert to, having seen the real success in Portland, Maine, of using that…

I will confess that I was a real skeptic at first. But, boy, the data are overwhelming about its success.

That is just appalling to me.

This was fascinating to me. We also saw better outcomes, fewer emergency room visits, a far lower number of police calls, less violence.

Senator Angus King and I wrote to you about this issue, and you very promptly responded, which I very much appreciate.

In other words, if you just automatically renew everybody no matter what their outcomes are, I am concerned that you are going to crowd out these more effective models.

There are instances where there may be conflicts between HUD guidelines and what is morally right.

Thank you very much, Chairman Murray. Before I begin my formal remarks, let me send my condolences to the constituents in your State who have been affected by this horrendous landslide.

I remember Admiral Mullen when he was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, giving a speech at the National Defense University in which he warned about the military becoming out of touch with the American people.

This is a case for a warrant for sexual abuse of a child.

I feel compelled to draw attention to the June 2013 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that found that the one-time BRAC costs for the last BRAC round, the 2005 BRAC round, grew from $21 billion--which was the original DOD…

I cannot tell you how many very high ranking naval officers have told me what a mistake it was to close the Brunswick Naval Air Station in my State because it was the last Active Duty air station in all of the Northeast.

the tragic shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary, the Aurora movie theater, and the Washington Navy Yard served as wake-up calls to our Nation that action must be taken to provide better care and support for Americans living with mental…

It's difficult for me to understand how he possibly could have met the burden of proving a credible fear of persecution.

Waiving that match was absolutely critical given the constraints that the States have and to ensuring that the funding will be used in ways that have both immediate impacts and constructive long-term effects.

We really don't want to find ourselves going from crisis to crisis year after year.

It is important to me and to my constituents that NOAA remain committed to seeing through the full implementation of the Penobscot River Agreement.

I believe that this system is seriously broken.

I hope that--if you don't do so in your testimony, I will be asking you for an update on the Department of Justice's activities to bring to justice the attackers in the Benghazi case.

one thing is clear to me, and that is that our Maine fishermen are struggling now, and they're very worried about what the future is going to bring.