Lindsey Graham

Why don't military families have the same opportunity?

What are OSD and the Services doing to provide assistance to local school districts in areas heavily impacted by the presence of military family members?

Benefits for survivors of military personnel who die while serving on active duty have been significantly enhanced in recent years.

Mr. Myers, Ms. Marin, Dr. Rau, General Larsen, and Ms. Nesmith, how are you systematically evaluating family support programs to make sure they are meeting their intended goals?

We--as a Nation--owe it to our military children to provide the best possible environment for them to grow and thrive.

We as a Nation need to be ready to handle these issues because if we don't stay out in front of them, we won't be able to react fast enough.

What do we know about the effect of these years on children as they grow into adolescence?

What can DOD do to do a better job of coordinating these services?

What are the characteristics of command support and military environment that cause some families to succeed and others to struggle?

But I would say access to care and because of some of the problems that our people experienced, I would say a D.

One last comment. This reciprocity issue of making sure that people who are licensed professionals in DOD families, when they move from State to State, that maybe we could do something to help them maintain their practices or their…

I think a voucher program is very good.

School choice within a public school setting.

Anything the committee could do to help?

We are going to try to come up with a new program to home grow some mental health professionals.

We are trying to get more providers.

The cost of military healthcare in the budget is exploding like it is throughout the private sector

I appreciate what the President has done in the budget.

Our subcommittee has increased military pay 35 percent since 2000.

For the first time, a career member can transfer their benefits to their families.

The families are, in many ways, the unsung heroes of this war.

One of the joys of being in the Senate is serving on this subcommittee.

Yes, we have pushed the system. Has it worked, I guess, is what I am saying?

We have to somehow get ahead of this. I don't know if we can maintain 12 percent forever.

Before we ask for more money, we have to find savings first.