The RFRA protects people of faith from discrimination by allowing them to challenge government actions that would burden their freedom to practice their religion.

We have a First Amendment right to practice our religion in America, and the government forcing someone to act in a way that violates those beliefs is in direct opposition to the very foundation of our Constitution.

And if you look at what the VA is doing around the country, which I wholeheartedly applaud them for, is pushing more and more of the care out into the community where the veterans actually live.

However, some states and the District of Columbia allowed its use for certain health purposes.

We need to take those resources and put those resources where the veterans are, into their health care, into other benefits for veterans.

I would rather make sure that we get it right than fast.

It is wholly inappropriate for members of Congress to dictate the research that scientists are being asked to perform.

I have--look, every single person up there I think wants medical marijuana, cannabinoids studied. The question is how you do it.

What I would like to do is to take the shackles off Dr. Grant and the other scientists that are out there.

It is not just the VA health care system; it is the American health care system is going to have to be re-looked at.

I fully support requiring VA to conduct research regarding medical marijuana and have said so for many years.

I recognize that VSOs have concerns about the AIR Acceleration Act, primarily because they fear rushing the AIR Act process.

I have said a thousand times, I would rather go slow and get it right than go quick and get it wrong, just like the Mission Act and everything else.

We need to make sure that they do--that the VA not authorizes, but has to study either chronic pain or opioid, a substitute for opioids, or PTSD treatment.

The AIR Act was signed into law last year as part of the MISSION Act.

So VA should be providing Spanish language materials, but it is falling short in too many cases.

the best investments I ever made in my life was I have four years of undergraduate school and you have friends, relationships, basic knowledge and skills that will teach you to lifelong learn.

One of the biggest deterrents to an education for low income people is cost.

The best investments I ever made in my life was I have four years of undergraduate school and you have friends, relationships, basic knowledge and skills that will teach you to lifelong learn.

So now you can attend any community college in our State for free.

In our State of Tennessee we recognize that one of the biggest deterrents to an education for low income people is cost.

in our State of Tennessee we recognize that one of the biggest deterrents to an education for low income people is cost.

I passed a, helped pass a bill with my colleagues called the Forever GI Bill which is where you now can use your GI Bill the rest of your life when you get out of the military.

But we have seven and a half million unfilled jobs in the country right now and the unemployment rate among our veteran population, which is great, is 1.7 percent.

I am huge supporter of Voc Rehab; we used it in Tennessee on the non-military side very successfully to retrain people and get them back in the workforce.