Has a deep passion to do everything that he can to protect our veterans. Madam president , the other quality that mr. Mcdonald brings to this job is that he has been the c. E. O. Of one of americas leading corporations which a company which has tens and tens of thousands of employees. His more than 33 years with Procter Gamble gives him the tools to create a wellrun and accountable v. A. In other words, he will bring the tools of a c. E. O. In a private corporation to the v. A. , a huge bureaucracy which needs a significant improvement in accountability and in management. As we begin debate on mr. Mcdonalds nomination, i believe it is important that my colleagues understand the realities that he will face in leading the v. A. Madam president , the v. A. Operates the largest integrated Health Care System in the United States, with over 1,700 points of care which include 150 hospitals, 820 communitybased outreach clinics, and 300 vet centers. In fiscal year 2013, the v. A. Provided 89. 7
Leader simply is asking us to appropriate money and do nothing to fix the problem that weve attempted to address in the humane act with congressman cuellar that i mention add moment ago. That i mentioned a moment ago. So, in essence, the president has asked for a blank check, when he himself acknowledged this morning in my presence that he knows we need to address this problem and it will just get worse if we dont. So its quite remark to believe me that the president of the United States acknowledges we have a problem we need to address when the secretary of Homeland Security, who is trying to use the tools available to him to solv solve this crisis bt knows he needs more tools and more authority. At the same time the president makes that acknowledgment, at the same time his own secretary of Homeland Security identifies more authority, the president , its reported, that he actually wanted to expand this deferred action executive order that he issued in 2012 and say to more people who h
So, madam president , i hope that we can pass this legislation. Now, ive listened to my own constituents and many of them are saying to me, hey, barb, were not against these kids. And, in fact, recent polling says 69 of the American People say if theyre refugees, we should take care of them and they have a right to determine their legal status. But they my constituents, many of them, say, hey, barb, what about us . What does this mean . Youre going to spend more money . What about my schools . When do we get help . My kids need help. They need schools, they need health care. You talk to families now, theyre getting ready to go back to school. They cant wait many parents cant wait for sales taxfree day in maryland where you can get your backpack and your School Supplies and your little clothes and shoes my god, the cost of kids shoes now are a small fortune. And theyll outgrow them by the time they get to thanksgiving. Parents are looking for bargains, for deals to be able to them. They
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