I also urge this Committee, Mr. Chairman, to consider legislation I have introduced with Senator Murray for several Congresses.

Expediting the citing on Federal lands, so it should take months instead of years, would be a great big help, I think, to states like Nevada.

I think the VA has been focused on this issue, and frankly, I think improvements have been made.

There is a targeted outreach effort.

Since the first introduction of our bill, our bipartisan working group continued to meet with stakeholders across the Nation, including survivor groups, students, colleges and universities, law enforcement, and others who helped strengthen…

Men and women who have served our country obviously should never be in this particular position.

The goal of the MOU is to foster a dialog between the school and law enforcement before a serious incident takes place.

I know for me, and for many parents, watching your children go off to college is one of the proudest moments in your life. Parents want to be confident that their sons and daughters will be safe and have access to the resources they need…

Our bill seeks to foster a more cooperative environment between schools and local law enforcement.

there is a lot of dialogue. But what they do fear is that there is not enough action.

I rise in support of amendment No. 2109, just mentioned by the chairman, the Hirono-Heller amendment which addresses Asian-Pacific and Pacific Islander student data. In my home State of Nevada, as in many of my colleagues' home States, the…

ACLI commends Senators Dean Heller (R-Nev.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) for their strong leadership on this issue

It is great to come here and for us to announce safercar.gov, but there are too many people, like our kids, that aren't going to do that.

When I went into that dealership, does that dealership have an obligation to tell me if or not there is a recall on that particular make and model?

We cannot allow this crisis to continue without proper oversight.

How do you protect that child, knowing that they won't go to safercar.gov?

Myself and Senator Bennet from Colorado have been working on the chairman's subcommittee, the working group on infrastructure.

If we are going to go $10, $12 billion a year, all we are doing is keeping our head above water.

What we need is a good transportation program here in the State.

Requires VA to establish standards in VA health care facilities to meet the specific needs of women veterans.

Conducts GAO study of VA's ability to meet the needs of women veterans and their privacy and security in VA facilities.

The draft bill includes provisions from the 'Veterans Affairs Research Transparency Act' (S. 114) sponsored by Senator Dean Heller (NV).

The Department of Veterans Affairs has become increasingly more sensitive and responsive to the needs of women veterans.

the Federal Government administers roughly 85 percent of the land in Nevada, the highest percentage of any state in the nation.

the Douglas County Conservation Act is a grassroots-driven proposal that balances the needs to spur economic development while preserving our state's western character.