mr. casey: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from pennsylvania. mr. casey: madam president, i would ask that i be permitted to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. casey: madam president, i'm here today for two purposes. i'll start with the first. the first is to rise in support of advancing the nomination of elizabeth watson to serve as the assistant secretary for congressional and intergovernmental affairs at the department of labor. ms. watson is a highly qualified nominee who was nominated in april of last year, almost a year ago now. she spent most of her career advocating for workers through labor and economic policy. ms. watson previously served as labor policy director and chief labor counsel on the house committee on education and labor. given her labor expertise and commitment to public service, she would be an enormous asset to the department of labor. it's past due that congress -- the senate i should say -- confirm her nom

mr. casey: madam president, are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are not. mr. casey: thank you, madam president. i would ask consent to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. casey: thank you very much. i rise as so many of us have of late to talk about the invasion of ukraine by russia. this invasion, as we know, started on february 24, and it's now, i guess, in its 21st or 22nd day. at the time of the invasion, i think it was the day after or two days after, i was reading in a newspaper the reference to one resident of ukraine who said the following about the onset of the hostilities by vladimir putin and russia. he said, quote, it was the worst sunrise in my life, unquote. i can't even begin to imagine what that individual in ukraine or tens of thousands of families were feeling on that day, and hundreds of thousands throughout the country, millions even. this attack which is ongoing was both unprovoked and unjustified. it's an attack on a sovereign nation by a murderous dictator who has no regard for human life and no

mr. casey lindy bonita that diplomat courtroom was provided. we want to close the air space over ukraine con, because our children are being deliberately killed to provide almost every pony below missiles, bombs, jets and bombers are flying from the territory of bela bruce and russia. ah, i say to the russian oligarchy, in a crop leaders who built billions of dollars off this violent regime no more. the united states, i mean united states department of justice assembling a dedicated task force to go after the crimes of the russian oligarchy were joining with european allies to find and seized our yachts, the luxury apartments. their private jets were coming for you or ill be gotten gains. that was you as president biden earlier this week, declaring war on russia's oligarchs. they are the ultimate symbol of wealth and influence. floating palaces where the megger rich can live in luxury on the sea, around the world. super yachts are on the move russian. billionaires hiding them to prevent them from being seized. as the western world takes aim at

mr. heaphy: and if i could just add one more thing. chair casey: quickly because i want to turn to the ranking member. mr. heaphy: i think it would be really helpful to institute the national core indicators throughout the country. and also -- just to give us a better sense of the quality and access. the other thing i would say is having that national snapshot of how states are performing is critical. chair casey: thanks very much. we are waiting for some other senators who had to juggle things. we hope they arrive, but in the interim, ranking member scott -- sen. gillibrand: i just joined, if you want to call me. chair casey: oh, senator gillibrand, right on the money. sen. gillibrand: i have competing hearings. a quick question for the whole panel. how should we be incorporating community health workers into medicaid plans? and do you have examples where this is already being done, particularly when it comes to navigating services? dr. figueroa: i can go ahead and start, if you don't mind. i think community help care workers play an important ro

mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator casey. trace, you are now clearly the people's choice because both democrats and republicans are praising you to the skies and it is richly deserved. senator hassan, we welcome you and all your good work. >> thanks so much, mr. chair, and thanks to you and the ranking member for this committee. i will add my thanks to trace, as well and also note the good news for america is that trace is representative of his generation and there are lots of wonderful young people in my state and i know across the country really advocating for the mental health of their peers and in new hampshire it's very true. i actually had a 9-year-old look at me one day and say what are you doing about mental health, senator? thank you, all, for just being the kind of advocates that make a difference. i want to touch on a few topics that have been discussed but i want to drill down a little bit and let me start with ms. lubarsky. in new hampshire a small pool of providers are working overtime to help the number of chil

mr. terrel for coming forward on behalf of this generation and i hope there are more opportunities for us tofo engage but thank you very much. >> thank you, senator caseyclearly the people's choice because both democrats and republicans are praising you to the skies interests richly deserved. okay. we welcome you and all your good work. >> thanks so much, mr. chairman and thank you for this hearing and i will add my thanks to tracy as well and note the good news for america is is representative of his generation and therete are lots of wonderfl young people in my state and i know across the country advocating for the mental health fair peers. in new hampshire it's true, i had a 9-year-old look at me one day andth say what are you doing about mental health, senator? thank you all for being the advocate who make a difference.- i want to touch on a few topics discussed but i want to start with ms. lou barsky. in new hampshire, a small unsolved provider overtime to help the growing number of children with mental health needs. it is just not sustainable. we've all talked about that. the testimony you party given, what are the main causes of thij workforce s

senator casey? >> mr. chairman, thank you for this opportunity. i'm pleased to introduce dr. benton, and i appreciate dr. benton's expertise at this hearing today. in addition to her lifelong commitment to serving both children and families, dr. benton is a psychiatrist in chief, an executive director and chair of the department of child and adolescent psychiatry and behavioral sciences. she's clinical director of child and adolescent psychiatry and a psychiatrist in the 22 q and u center at the children's hospital of philadelphia, which we often refer to by the acronym. she also serves as president of the american academy of child and adolescent psychiatry and an associate professor of industry at the maryland school of medicine at the university of pennsylvania. dr. benton also serves on the board of the juvenile law center, which a advocates for children and child welfare and the juvenile justice systems. her expertise spans pediatric depression, suicide and anxiety, particularly for minority youth and those with chronic diseases. so dr. benton, thank you for being with us

mr. chairman, i have been asked by professor anthony casey of the university of chicago law school and professor pareek of the lewis & clark law school to offer statements on their behalf into the record. >> without objection, they'll be made of the record. >> thank you. i'm sorry to go over. >> not a problem. senator hirano. >> thank you. i do not know if these questions have been asked but it seems to me that especially in the fourth circuit there is a giant -- i don't know what. i would call it a loophole, mr. maclay. you referred to that, for plaintiffs to get any kind of redress. so this is pretty elementary, i suppose, for people who practice in that area, but i'm not familiar with bankruptcy practice. but if there is this kind of divisive restructuring and the assets are in good co and the bad co is the one that files for bankruptcy, i don't understand why the plaintiffs -- why can't the plaintiffs just turn around and sue good co? i think this must be a question for our first witness. professor. >> senator, what happens -- >> oh, judge fitzgerald, i'm sorry. it's for you. >> what happens

mr. heafey, i think you might be muted. >> apologies. >> thank you. >> chairman casey, ranking member scott, members of the senate special committee on aging, thank you for the opportunity to testify about my experience as a dually eligible in an integrated plan. to start i want to give special thanks to senator casey for the support -- for his support of the disability community and his leadership on the covid hcbs relief act and senator scott, several of my family members have moved to south carolina and love the state. i'm here to speak to you from the perspective of a disability advocate and member of one care integrated model in massachusetts. one care was established to improve the health and wellness of persons 21 to 64 with medicaid and medicare. by better aligning both funding sources in a single health plan. one care was designed to place increased weight on home and community based services and diversionary behavior health services and substance abuse services, emphasizing independent living and recovery. i became a member of one care when it began in 2013 and i feared losing my independence and my health in t