"I hate to lose the protections that our rural VA members have received through Choice."
"I think there is a group of us out here that feel that they are flat out out of control and that there are no controls on them that Congress can come in, bring them in and ask questions."
"S. 882 would grant full Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to all Post-9/11 Purple Heart recipients."
"We deeply thank Senator Rounds for its introduction."
"This important legislation, introduced by Senator Rounds, would provide full entitlement to the Post-9/11 GI Bill to Purple Heart recipients."
"The legislation, introduced by Senators Rounds, Manchin, Warren, and Kaine, would also make Purple Heart recipients eligible for participation in the Yellow Ribbon Program."
"So then, would you agree that a potential fix for this provision could be to add a paragraph that would require the VA to perhaps equally distribute any remaining Post-9/11 GI benefits from the deceas..."
"It is time for me now to go to the floor and vote."
"The VA supports S. 1192 because it would benefit Post-9/11 GI Bill beneficiaries by reducing the negative impact of test reimbursement on the remaining benefit entitlement and increasing the months of..."
"I think what that means is the last time we checked, there were 370,000 claims outstanding that now can expect to receive payment for the emergency room care that they have expected since 2010?"
"That is a very positive development. For those 370,000 individuals, this is great news."