Senate Proceeding on Nov 19th, 2009 :: 1:44:20 to 1:47:30
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Patty Murray: and in many of our rural where access to health care services is limited, the burden of providing care often falls on the families of those severely injured veterans. for these family members, providing care to their loved ones becomes a full-time job. oftentimes, we hear that they have to quit their current job, rfeiting not only their source of income but often their own

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Speech By: Patty Murray

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Patty Murray: health care insuran as well. that is a sacrifice that is far too great, especially for families that have already sacrificed so much. that's why this underlying bill provides those caregivers with health care, with counseling, with support, and importantly a stipend. undermr. president, this bill

1:44:47 to 1:45:07( Edit History Discussion )

Patty Murray: also takes steps to provide dental insurance. it improves mental health care reform services and eases the transition from active duty to civilian life. it expands outreach and technology to provide better care to veterans who live in our rural areas. and it initiates three programs to address homelessness among veterans at these especially

1:45:08 to 1:45:29( Edit History Discussion )

Patty Murray: difficult economic times. mr. president, this is a bill that is supported by numerous veterans svice organizations. it's supported by the v.a. and it's supported by many leading medical groups. it was passed in the senate veterans' affairs committee with broad bipartisan support after hearings with health care experts and v.a. officials and veterans and their families.

1:45:30 to 1:45:50( Edit History Discussion )

Patty Murray: like other omnibus veterans health care bills before it, bills that have often passed on this floor with overwhelming support, it puts veterans before politics. it is a bipartisan bil designed to move swiftly. so its progrs can be implemented swiftly. it is a bipartisan bill that is

1:45:51 to 1:46:11( Edit History Discussion )

Patty Murray: designed to make sure that our veterans do not become political pawns. and yet, we faced a lot of delays in getting here, and those delays, mr. president, i have to just say are all too common here in the united states senate. we have seen bipartisan nominations stalled. we've seen funding bills slowed down to a crawl. it has taken us months to pass a simple extension of unemployment

1:46:12 to 1:46:32( Edit History Discussion )

Patty Murray: benefits for people who are out of work. mr. president, providing for our veterans used to be one area where political affiliation and bipartisan bickering fell to the wayside. i hope those days are now behind us. our aging veterans and the brave men and women who serve in iraq and afghastan, we all know

1:46:33 to 1:46:54( Edit History Discussion )

Patty Murray: need our help now. and how we treat them at this critical times going to send a signal to the generation of young people who today might be considering military service. mr. president, as i said many times, it's so important tt we keep our promise to veterans. the same promise that abraham lincoln made to america's

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Patty Murray: veterans 140 years ago to care for the veteran, his widow and his orphan. we cannot ask our veterans to wait any longer. i spoke last week here on the floor of the senate on the eve of veterans day urging our colleagues to move quily on this bill, and i'm so glad that

1:47:16 to 1:47:30( Edit History Discussion )

Patty Murray: progress is now being made towards making that happen. because as we wait to pass this bill, our promise goes unfulfilled to many of our nation's heroes. so i urge our colleagues to pass this bill quickly so that we can get to the work of providing our