I am on the floor this afternoon to talk about something I have had to talk about far too many times--extreme Republicans pandering to their extreme base by attacking women's health. My Republican colleagues have picked this fight over…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Planned Parenthood

I am delighted to join the Senator from Maine on the floor today to speak about this critical infrastructure program called TIGER. She and I have worked together for many years on transportation infrastructure, and I so appreciate her…

That is why I actually introduced the Homeless Veterans Service Protection Act, to make sure homeless providers can continue to help those veterans.

Thank you for that question and for your very kind words.

But, with budget cuts, how do we grow that capacity?

We need to get this legislation passed or we are going to have a huge increase in a population that really will not have any services.

There should be no question that sexual violence on campus is a widespread, growing, and unacceptable problem.

With so many of our veterans still in need, does that cut make any sense to you?

Senator Murray has introduced Senate Bill 1731 this term, a bill that would waive the VA's discretionary exclusion rules for the purposes of GPD program eligibility.

Simply put, in colleges and universities across the country, basic human rights are being violated.

Government has a way of expressing its concern in laws, rules, and regulations that aren't as efficient as the concern is real.

Sexual violence is a significant health problem in our country.

As a mother, a grandmother, and a U.S. Senator, I certainly want to know that when a student is attacked, her school and her community will be ready to respond with compassion, respect, and accountability.

The practice that had been followed for decades was if a veteran's discharge did not say 'dishonorable,' we could help them.

California became the first State in the country to enact a 'yes means yes' law defining sexual consent.

the HELP committee needs to join the debate on campus sexual assault much more fully.

I appreciate your consideration of this request.

Fighting back against campus sexual assault and violence really requires coordination and input and focus at every level.

the status quo is completely unacceptable, and help continue the conversation about changes we absolutely need to see.

We have to do something much more difficult, and that is to change culture.

This is an extremely important topic, and every parent who is sending a daughter or a son off to college wants to know that we are doing everything we can to make sure they are protected.

We all need to do our part to keep this conversation going, and we need to make it louder.

I am on the floor today to discuss the path forward on my bill, the Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015. This is legislation which would end VA's decades- old ban on fertility services, and it would take critical steps…

I really appreciate that response, and I need to go join Senator Alexander at Appropriations markup.