You have promised that the Department will take steps to address both the needs of homeless veterans and make the needed improvements at Walla-Walla.

today I wish to pay tribute to LTC Charcillea ``Charcy'' Schaefer for her exemplary dedication to duty and service as an Army congressional fellow and congressional budget liaison for the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Financial…

In my home State of Washington, we have a very serious need for more resources and better oversight.

The latest count of veterans experiencing homelessness is increasing and increasingly troubling.

I have really grave concerns about under-resourcing an office that really plays a vital role in our oversight of the VA, on behalf of our Nation's veterans.

I am committed to getting this done, as I know you are, and I really appreciate it.

I am disappointed again to see the Department is requesting significant cuts to this program compared to previous projections.

I, too, share significant concerns that this is going to lead to diverting funds from the VA health system that desperately needs it.

time and again, President Trump and Vice President Pence have made clear they will put extreme ideology ahead of women's health and constitutional freedoms. We have seen it in their efforts to undermine women's ability to get reproductive…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Women's Healthcare

I join my colleagues today to remind all of us of those who have been lost due to gun violence from Washington State. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the names be printed in the Record to remind all of us that this is just a…

the 340B Program, which has helped a lot of our hospitals and health centers stretch their resources and serve their communities.

Over the past couple of years, through the actions of this Committee actually, we have increased the caps on the number of patients a healthcare provider can prescribe buprenorphine and expanded the types of providers who can do so.

I am really glad that we are able to bring two leaders together to face an issue, who come not only from opposite sides of the aisle, but even from opposite sides of the country.

So we are watching this issue and trying to figure out how we can change that.

We should be doing everything we can today to protect workers, and that, by the way, includes protection from sexual harassment.

I'm especially glad we have the opportunity to talk about the future and vital work of the National Labor Relations Board.

I would not expect you to. But let me just ask you: Do you believe a worker seeking help from a co-worker on a problem related to any term or condition of employment should be protected from punishment from her employer for doing so?

I heard from an elementary school principal, whose students should be learning to read and write, should be running around full of energy and excitement, but are, instead, struggling to focus at school because of the trauma of their…

I heard from another young parent whose children were taken away because she was unable to overcome her addiction.

On a previous trip to a hospital in Longview, Washington, I heard how half--half--of the babies there were born to mothers addicted to opioids.

Last week, I was home in Washington State, and I heard firsthand from families and communities who are facing this epidemic.

That actually the data hub on HealthCare.Gov was the part that actually worked.

I heard from a young man who ended up in foster care because his parents struggled with drug use and mental health issues.

I heard from a mother who felt helpless as her son experienced addiction. He sought help. He struggled with relapse and tragically died of an opioid overdose.