Political Quotes

“I want to thank Senator Murray for her efforts here today and for her willingness to work with me on including a provision that we worked on together for several years now as members of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Senator Murray's legislation ensures that homeless veterans continue to be eligible for the VA's Grant and Per Diem Program. With my provision that Senator Murray agreed to include, this legislation will also extend this eligibility to the dependents of homeless veterans. Given the work that I have done with Senator Murray on eligibility for homeless veterans' dependents, I believe it was important we addressed both the needs of the veteran as well as their dependents. In cities such as Las Vegas, where veteran homelessness remains a serious problem, the support of housing and service centers that receive VA funding is absolutely critical in getting these veterans back on their feet. Not only do the programs provide housing but they also offer services, such as case management, education, crisis intervention, and other services to special populations and important populations such as homeless women veterans. This Congress has a responsibility to ensure that existing veterans under this program remain eligible, but also that dependents of veterans, especially their children, are taken care of when their veteran parents have fallen on hard times.…”