Susan Collins

This law requires the VA to implement a waiver authority to provide the flexibility to pay per diem for veterans with the early-stage dementia, when that is in the best interest of the veteran.

I know my time has expired, so I will submit the rest of my questions for the record.

I authored, that was enacted into law in December of 2020.

Maine Veterans' Homes facilities in rural parts of our state fill a critical need, and they allow our veterans to stay close to their loved ones.

Possible solutions include, increasing the per diem reimbursement rates, expanding eligibility for care, and actions to address the critical shortage of health care professionals.

Making sure that our veterans receive the care that they have earned is personally very important to me.

Maine Veterans' Homes facilities in rural parts of our state fill a critical need, and they allow our veterans to stay close to their loved ones.

I know my time has expired, so I will submit the rest of my questions for the record. I would note that the Office of Rural Health has been flat-funded in the President's budget, and that is of great concern to me.

Making sure that our veterans receive the care that they have earned is personally very important to me.

I authored, that was enacted into law in December of 2020. This law requires the VA to implement a waiver authority to provide the flexibility to pay per diem for veterans with the early-stage dementia, when that is in the best interest of…

I just wanted to add my congratulations to my friend and colleague Senator Murray for casting her 10,000th vote. She has been such a remarkable leader, a steady force, a hard worker, and it has been wonderful to work in partnership with…

Clinical holds can be an important and appropriate tool for the Agency to utilize when a potential concern with an application has surfaced.

I consider the FDA to be the gold standard globally in approving drugs and I find this court ruling to be more reflective of the judge's personal views rather than a fair and impartial analysis of the facts of the case.

My view is CMS should stay in its lane, the FDA should stay in its lane.

How anyone could be shocked that the Taliban resumed its extraordinary harsh measures against children, and against girls and women, is beyond me.

What does all this mean for the delivery of assistance to women and girls in Afghanistan? Are we really going to be able to reach them?

My concern is this: is that money really going to get to women and children?

It would require a clear, coordinated, government-wide strategy for ending these preventable deaths and ensuring that USAID focuses quickly on scaling up the highest impact, evidence-based interventions.

We are going to be, shortly, reintroducing that bipartisan bill. It proposes critical reforms to increase the effectiveness and impact of USAID's maternal and child survival programs.

I do want to welcome Administrator Power. I know that the subcommittee looks forward to hearing your testimony on USAID's fiscal year 2024 budget request.

Clinical holds can be an important and appropriate tool for the Agency to utilize when a potential concern with an application has surfaced.

The lack of face-to-face meetings may be negatively affecting the FDA's ability to keep pace and retain its scientific and regulatory stature as the gold standard.

There should be urgency brought to resolving it.

My view is CMS should stay in its lane, the FDA should stay in its lane.

I consider the FDA to be the gold standard globally in approving drugs and I find this court ruling to be more reflective of the judge's personal views rather than a fair and impartial analysis of the facts of the case.