'Flexibility' often gets raised when people are trying to avoid accountability.

Ranking Member McNerney's points, I think were right on and lined up with our transformation plan.

So it sounds like you're looking at this as a temporary situation?

I'd like to see that number remain, that number--or get smaller, not get bigger.

It's a disgrace that we have such a large claims backlog, and it's an insult to the veterans who have served our Nation.

That's a lot of work.

There's a lot of opportunity there for abuse and there's a lot of opportunity for gain as well.

I must reiterate my resolve that no mistake going forward will be acceptable.

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We owe it to our veterans and their families to get it right the first time, every time.

It is my hope that NCA continues to move closer to near universal veteran access to burial options around this Nation.

The goal to these hearings is to examine the various fiscal year 2013 budget requests.

Comprehensive reform is what we need here.

I do not see any tactical or diplomatic sense in your recent announcement about telling the enemy the date we are going to pull out troops.

Political expediency should never be an excuse for a rush to judgment on public policy--let alone our national security.

Iran continues its path toward a nuclear weapons capability.

The situation in Syria continues to deteriorate.

The pill has a profound impact on their well-being, far more than any man in this room can possibly know.