I rise to speak in favor of amendment No. 3354. I filed this amendment with my colleague from West Virginia, Senator Capito, who has been a leader in our fight against opioid addiction. The opioid addiction problem in our country is…

Thank you, Senator Gillibrand.

Last year, the Senate and House Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act conference report included a commitment to work with the Department of Defense to begin reforming the military's health care system.

As Senator Gillibrand pointed out, the Empire State has highlighted V-BID in the State's innovation plan.

Dr. Woodson, under the demonstration project, why has DHA established exceedingly burdensome prior authorization requirements for tests?

Has DHA looked to Fort Drum as a model for providing health care, and how can we better leverage community health care options in serving the military community?

I agree that for the Fort Drum community, that model that they have works very well.

Senator Gillibrand, the Empire state has highlighted V-BID in Governor Cuomo's state innovation plan and is a key element of the State Innovation Model (SIM) program.

The reason why Autism Speaks spoke so forcefully against the proposed rate changes is because they are the experts on treating children with autism.

I join with you today in welcoming our witnesses as we begin our discussion of military health care reform.

Today's hearing is the Senate's first step to fulfilling this agreement.

I have some specific concerns with regard to the studies and the methodologies because I do not think they are reflective of the cost.

The problem is that most medical services that are most profitable are not producing a lot of health for the money you spend.

I have heard from advocates that military families who are eligible for MEDICAID services have to reapply for MEDICAID benefits every time they move to a new state.

If we really were serious about changing our conversation from how much we spend to how well we spend, we would see a serious investment in infrastructure for mental health.

What has DHA done to implement this authority?

General Dunford, are you encountering negative perceptions of full integration at the tactical levels of command?

Absolutely no funding in the Army's fiscal year 2017 budget request was set aside for these new units.

What I am asking you to do is to be vigilant that these women who do pass and do meet the standards are then respected for meeting the standards because you did not lower the standards.

The statute of religious freedom that Thomas Jefferson authored... says in our country, you can worship or not.

Secretary Carter, to what extent do these museums supported by DOD focus on women servicemembers and issues related to women in service?

What is with the anti-Muslim rhetoric that we are seeing in your political space right now.

How can we ensure long-term job satisfaction and retention of servicewomen in these roles?

Lowering standards was the only way to ensure that women became infantry, SEALs or Rangers in 'real numbers.'

I think China is making significant progress in its military modernization initiatives.