"Current law caps education benefits for veterans attending private institutions at $17,500 per year."
"Thank you for holding this hearing and providing me the opportunity to present testimony in support of H.R. 3483, the Veterans Education Equity Act of 2011, introduced by the Honorable G.K. Butterfiel..."
"This inequity has caused many veterans to drop out of college, transfer, or assume tremendous financial burdens to attend school."
"We owe our veterans every opportunity to get a quality education and enter the workforce with the tools needed to compete."
"Due to the leadership of North Carolina Congressman G.K. Butterfield, H.R. 3483 will allow the affected veteran population to receive the greater of (1) actual net costs for in-state tuition or (2) $1..."
"By providing up to $17,500 for all veterans regardless of the institution they opt to attend, this measure remedies this issue."
"The further down the supply chain a particular drug travels the greater are the opportunities for diversion."
"The regulation of medicine is done at the state level. It is not done at the Federal level, and we have to provide the training, the technical assistance, the start-up money for the computer systems, ..."
"I don't get the sense for 1 minute that any of you are not sensitive to what we are talking about today."
"As the National Drug Control Strategy points out, tribal communities have been particularly hard hit by unemployment and combined with problems accessing healthcare, education, and other services, tri..."
"We need to provide greater support for rehabilitation initiatives so those who are addicted to prescription drugs have access to the help they medically need."