I, for one, am increasingly concerned about the growing mobs occupying Wall Street and the other cities across the country.

People are upset and they're justifiably frustrated. They're out of work. The economy is not moving. Their sense of security for the future is not clear at all. People are afraid and I get it.

Permitting activity in the Gulf has dramatically declined under the Obama Administration and has operated at lows that equate to hurricane-induced slowdowns.

you wouldn't, you would be spending that money on veterans, on their health care.

The Obama Administration's inability, or refusal, to issue permits in a timely and efficient manner after the official moratorium was lifted resulted in lost jobs and significant economic pain.

I had to be the one that would sit down and say hey, I didn't get this lab test.

If we are not providing basic health care needs for our veterans, why are we fixing up my office so it looks nice?

So this ought to be renamed, 'If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It Law.'

Those young people there were protecting our rights to have a free and fair election.

Veterans trust their doctors but what they might not trust is the system.

Would you agree that there still is a problem within the Veterans Health Administration with compliance of established patient safety protocols, policies, and procedures?

What are you doing to improve leadership quality and management training?

Taxpayers are also curious to hear why this facility is running a $30 million budget deficit.

We still have too many workplace assaults and alarming reports of veterans who may have been infected with diseases.

Patient safety should always be the VA's top concern.

Many questions come to light with the many recent issues at the Miami VAMC.

I would appreciate it if you could answer the enclosed hearing questions by the close of business on November 24, 2011.

What still fails to amaze me is how the VA neglects to effectively respond to these situations.