Discussion · Senate
Jerry Moran Republican
“I want us to find a real way to pass this bill for veterans. Lawmakers have spent years making promises without a realistic way to pay for it under the law. We need to actually fix this problem instead of offering plans that cannot pass.”
“Mr. President, the rulemaking process that was initiated in the Biden administration in 2022 has continued on the VA’s list of work and has never been withdrawn and continues to be considered. And as I indicated now for the third time--indicated by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs--the Department--that it will be implemented. I just know that repeating the same political talking points without a realistic alternative has prevented these bills--and particularly the Richard Star Act--from passing for years. It has been too easy for us to put our name on the legislation and never see it accomplished. We can tell our veterans we are supporting them, we are working for them--I want a path forward that actually demonstrates that we are able to accomplish the elimination of this injustice and the support for veterans who desperately need our attention. Our veterans should not have to--they know the cost of war. They should not have to wait for us any longer. And, again, the offer that the Senator from Connecticut indicated, it is the same kind of UC request with something as was--that doesn’t result in a result because it is not an offset that satisfies the law. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Schmitt). The Senator from Indiana.”
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Mr. President, the rulemaking process that was initiated in the Biden administration in 2022 has continued on the VA’s list of work and has never been withdrawn and continues to be considered. And as I indicated now for the third time--indicated by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs--the Department--that it will be implemented. I just know that repeating the same political talking points without a realistic alternative has prevented these bills--and particularly the Richard Star Act--from passing for years. It has been too easy for us to put our name on the legislation and never see it accomplished. We can tell our veterans we are supporting them, we are working for them--I want a path forward that actually demonstrates that we are able to accomplish the elimination of this injustice and the support for veterans who desperately need our attention. Our veterans should not have to--they know the cost of war. They should not have to wait for us any longer. And, again, the offer that the Senator from Connecticut indicated, it is the same kind of UC request with something as was--that doesn’t result in a result because it is not an offset that satisfies the law. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Schmitt). The Senator from Indiana.