But I just want to say that your men and women are probably the same people that were working under the Obama administration, now under the Trump administration.

I have to say, I do appreciate the work that the men and women do. I don't think you all should be demonized.

We are sending engineers back when we need engineers.

This body, this Congress, has got to address that and this issue in that way.

And I support that 100 percent.

I would love to work with you to be sure that those men and women have the tools that they need.

I can't think of a better place to invest them.

We can't let what happened last year ever happen again.

These changes were the most significant revisions to TAP since 2011.

We should expect DOL to do its job and provide a witness, and we should also expect the Senate to do their job and make decisions on President Trump's nominations.

Mr. Chairman, it is clear that we have a lot of work to do, a lot of ground to cover.

I believe the veterans and their families deserve the best services, benefits, and care that we can provide to them.

If we are going to be spending the money, we need to spend it on our veterans, but it must be efficient.

I want to say thank you for the job that you and your men and women are doing out there and really apologize for the Congress and the courts and the position that we have put you in.

Whatever is good for veterans is what we want.

I am still skeptical of the funding being provided for the Education Service.

I am also interested in learning what the Department's plan is to go back and pay veterans what they are owed.

It is my understanding that the nominee for the Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training has been languishing in the Senate for over a year now.