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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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 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 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 am pleased to rise this evening with my colleague and dear friend Senator Jeanne Shaheen to discuss the compelling need to lower the cost of insulin for Americans with diabetes by reforming the system for getting the drug from the…

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…

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.

Advancing Middle East peace, regional integration, and normalization between Israel and its neighbors is a priority of this Administration.

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.

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.

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?

There should be urgency brought to resolving it.

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.

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.

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?