There's an incredible world of communication, that targets exactly the folks we're after, that goes unmentioned in a lot of the educational proposals that are out there.

We've got to rethink our entire education system, if in fact, we want to integrate education and physical fitness together.

I think it's extremely difficult to really penetrate this problem, when so many Americans don't have a medical home.

I will take my minute to simply say my amendment does exactly what the Sanders amendment does. It provides a $250 stipend to seniors, veterans, the disabled who did not receive a cost-of-living increase because the inflation formula did…

It's impossible for me to believe that we can fully take advantage of any investment in prevention, wellness, and chronic-disease management if, in fact, the delivery point of healthcare is an emergency room.

Senator Harkin and I agree totally on the need for prevention, wellness, and chronic-disease management.

there is an amendment pending by Senator Sanders to offer a $250 stipend to seniors, veterans, and those disabled to replace the lack of a cost-of-living increase, a COLA increase. As we are all aware, the formulas that drive the cost-of…

I think the parents should be demanding from us that we have higher nutritional standards in those programs.

A great deal of congratulations on the direction of the trend right now, that we are doing much better, and I think we are learning.

From the start of your association with VA or at any point while you exercised services from the VA, did you understand the full scope of benefits that were offered?

This problem is real.

Well, my next question was, did you understand the full array of services, as well.