I have been assured that the VA will implement this consistent with the intent of that law.

I believe the problems at VA are not always about money, but about the need for strong leadership.

I would like to address some of the very serious concerns posed by the nomination of Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State, along with several of President Trump's Cabinet nominees. But first I do want to briefly address what unfolded this…

Can you assure me that as VA Secretary under this administration that when pressed by President Trump to carry out an unconstitutional act, such as denying medical services and benefits, or making a hiring decision based on race…

Now, families in my State and across the country are frankly scared about the health care chaos that President Trump is causing.

The Affordable Care Act has provided millions with health coverage.

We rejected the ill-conceived and expensive border wall paid for on America's taxpayers' dime.

we cannot repair the roof while the President and Republicans are burning the house down

Should this yet be another step by the administration to roll back women's health and rights, you better expect a very strong opposition from this Senator, Democrats, and women across the country.

He promised the middle class he would make the economy work for them. What we have in front of us today with this budget is a perfect summary of all the ways those promises have been broken.

Do you believe it would be wrong to use families' health care as a political bargaining chip?

I believe what Republicans and President Trump are doing is un-American and unconstitutional.

I expect you to stand up and remind the President, when he makes these broad, wide-range executive actions, that veterans have to be thought about in that process.

we need stability and predictability for a longer period of time

President Trump signing Executive orders on his very first day in office that is going to have a devastating impact on America's health and economic security

the very first action out of the box has been the budget reconciliation to allow Republicans to repeal apparently fairly soon the healthcare

You know, President Trump spent his campaign promising workers he would stand with them. He promised seniors he would protect their care.

having said that, I am on the floor today with a number of my colleagues who will be joining me throughout the time here today in the Senate to stand up and to be a voice for women. I was so proud to march this weekend with millions of…

I came to the floor today to talk about women's health. But before I do, I want to address an issue that my colleague, the Senator from Tennessee, just talked about: President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos. This…

I have serious concerns with your nomination.

I do not believe that you can cut $10.5 trillion without having serious impact, as Senator Sanders talks to us about all the time, on Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security.

I do not see a similar willingness to do that in your background.

When it comes to covering pre-existing conditions, he has indicated that he thought that was, 'a terrible idea.'

We would certainly welcome the opportunity to see that plan, we do welcome it.

I want to thank Senator Warren and Senator Stabenow for putting this together.