Bernie Sanders

As we transform the entire system--and I think that was long overdue--I think it should have been done years before we began this.

I want to do my best with this Committee to make sure that within our limited financial resources, acknowledging that we cannot do everything we want to do.

In your judgment, do you think we will reach the goal, the very ambitious goal established by the Secretary?

I have introduced legislation called the Veterans Equipped for Success Act of 2013.

We are all appalled that in some cases it is taking years for these claims to be adjudicated.

The bottom line is that I believe we have a strong health care system within the VA.

AFGE supports the provision in the bill for Congressional oversight of progress of the working group.

AFGE supports Chairman Sanders' focus on this issue.

We cannot afford: to take these most vulnerable people, our disabled veterans and elderly veterans, and make them bear the brunt.

We have legislation to make sure that the very ambitious goal of making sure that every claim is processed with 125 days takes place.

Secretary Shinseki has brought forth a goal to make sure that every claim is processed within 125 days.

I found those hearings extraordinarily helpful because we heard from veterans from all walks of life, from different wars; and we had a very broad understanding of the needs of our veterans.

The Survivor Benefits Improvement Act of 2013 would address many of these challenges.

I look forward to talking to the Senator from Michigan, but I do want her to know this is an enormously important amendment for the people of Vermont and the people of America. We want action. I think we have brought forth an amendment…

I would support--so I think that we are doing a lot of things, which I don't have time to go through, through Dodd-Frank, through Boswell III, through Orderly Liquidation Authority, and other authorities to move in the right direction…

I will be introducing--reintroducing--legislation to end what I consider to be an absurdity of having 6 out of 9 members of Regional Feds coming from the financial institutions.

I think Glass-Steagall is not the solution because, as we saw in the crisis, investment banks, commercial banks separately got into serious trouble.

I think it would be much more productive for our economy if that money was out going to small businesses and into the productive economy.

We have the absurd situation where the top 1 percent now owns 38 percent of the wealth in America.

I continue to worry about the growing inequality of wealth and income in this country.

I think we have to look at new ways.

Filibusters used to be exceptional. Now they are used as blocking tactics for nearly any significant legislation or nomination.

What this debate is about is Republican obstructionism.

This amendment impacts Vermont today, but it can impact any and every State in this country if it experiences a major flood or a natural disaster. We all know FEMA compensates communities for rebuilding bridges and culverts damaged during…

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